| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Michael Carr inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan knocks in the floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 19:29 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Christopher Ranson is called for the reach on Gerard Thorton - foul #3 on Christopher Ranson, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits (SF) Christopher Ranson | |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes tips it home | 34-34 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Christopher Laury connects on the 3 from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Martin Quinlan blocks the short jumper by Henry Bolton | 37-34 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Carr | 37-34 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Michael Carr loses the dribble to Henry Bolton | 37-34 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Christopher Laury is called for the reach on Shawn Adams - foul #1 on Christopher Laury, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (SG) Jerry Fye | |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams's pass is intercepted by Gordon Loucks | 37-34 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits is hacked by Gordon Loucks - foul #2 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Kogan (SF), Ryan Prager (PF) Anthony Estes, Jerry Tibbits | |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Terry Trout grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | William Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | John Solari pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Solari (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Kogan (fresh) PF - Ryan Prager (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Solari | 37-36 |
| 15:24 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 37-36 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Howard Cole comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Kogan - foul #1 on Robert Kogan, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) William Jones, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Christopher Ranson (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Fye (PF) John Solari, Shawn Adams, Robert Kogan, Henry Bolton | |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Fye and he's hacked by Martin Quinlan - foul #1 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG) Howard Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan buries a jump hook from close range set up by Gerard Thorton | 40-38 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is hacked by Raymond Brixey - foul #4 on Raymond Brixey, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams (SF), Henry Bolton (C) Raymond Brixey, Ryan Prager | |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Henry Bolton | 40-38 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kevin Parkes | 40-38 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Shawn Adams steals it from Martin Quinlan | 40-38 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Shawn Adams | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Bolton - foul #3 on Henry Bolton, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses short on a shot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Kevin Parkes - foul #3 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Howard Cole (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF) Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits (SF) Christopher Ranson | |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks is fouled on the floor by Jerry Fye - foul #1 on Jerry Fye, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Smith (C) Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Solari (SG) Jerry Fye | |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | John Solari pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Howard Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Solari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Tibbits (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits's floater is tipped away by Gary Smith | 40-43 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Howard Cole scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gerard Thorton | 43-43 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:30 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes's pass is intercepted by Howard Cole | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Shawn Adams blocks the short jumper by Gary Smith | 43-43 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Gary Smith grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 09:57 | Columbia | Terry Trout connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Gary Smith | 45-43 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits tips it home | 45-45 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Solari - foul #1 on John Solari, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Gerard Thorton, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG), Robert Kogan (SF), Jerry Fye (PF), Ryan Prager (C) Anthony Estes, Shawn Adams, Jerry Tibbits, Henry Bolton | |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Solari and he's fouled by Martin Quinlan - foul #2 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Parker (PG) John Solari | |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Michael Carr can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Carr takes the ball from Ryan Prager | 47-48 |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | Michael Parker misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Michael Parker gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Parker (fresh) SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Kogan (fresh) PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Prager (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Parker buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Ryan Prager | 49-50 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Christopher Laury's layup is rejected by Ryan Prager | 49-50 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Prager | 49-50 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Ryan Prager connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Michael Carr scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Laury and he's hacked by Robert Kogan - foul #2 on Robert Kogan, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Howard Cole, Christopher Laury, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes (PG), Shawn Adams (SG), Raymond Brixey (SF), Jerry Tibbits (PF), Henry Bolton (C) Michael Parker, Christopher Ranson, Robert Kogan, Jerry Fye, Ryan Prager | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Gary Smith picks off the pass by Shawn Adams | 52-52 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Jerry Tibbits snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 05:20 | UC Irvine | Gerard Thorton steals it from Shawn Adams | 52-52 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Terry Trout scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Carr | 55-52 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Carr - foul #1 on Michael Carr, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Terry Trout tips it home | 57-54 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Trout - foul #1 on Terry Trout, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Martin Quinlan (C) William Jones, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye (PF) Jerry Tibbits | |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton tips it back up and in | 57-57 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Trout and the foul's on Jerry Fye - foul #2 on Jerry Fye, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Kevin Parkes (PF) Gerard Thorton, Gordon Loucks | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson (SG) Shawn Adams | |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Estes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Ranson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Brixey (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Fye (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Bolton (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye loses the dribble to Terry Trout | 60-57 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Jerry Fye - foul #3 on Jerry Fye, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF) Terry Trout | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Shawn Adams (SF) Raymond Brixey | |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kevin Parkes - foul #4 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | The jump hook by Howard Cole is blocked by Jerry Fye | 63-59 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Shawn Adams | 63-59 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Estes | 63-61 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Laury | 65-61 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Kevin Parkes steals it from Christopher Ranson | 65-61 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson buries a floater from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 68-63 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Howard Cole scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Carr | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Parkes - foul #5 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #9 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Gordon Loucks (PF) Howard Cole, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey (SF) Shawn Adams | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Jerry Fye makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Christopher Ranson is called for the reach on Christopher Laury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Ranson, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Henry Bolton snags the defensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Anthony Estes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Bolton | 71-68 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Laury | 73-68 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Christopher Ranson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-68 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks is hacked by Anthony Estes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Estes, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (PF) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Raymond Brixey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | William Jones grabs the board | 75-68 |