| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) SG - Gary Fletcher (fresh) SF - William Turner (fresh) PF - Leon Burleigh (fresh) C - Ronald Beckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fresh) SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) SF - Lawrence Jose (fresh) PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) C - Norman Siu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Siu | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | William Turner dunks the ball on a great pass from Charles Brown | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Beckham - foul #1 on Ronald Beckham, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:07 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 18:50 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | William Turner grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | William Turner buries a turnaround in the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:23 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 4-4 |
| 18:22 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu tips it home | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 18:02 | Youngstown State | Lawrence Jose snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | The jump hook by Norman Siu is blocked by Leon Burleigh | 4-6 |
| 17:32 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot can't tip it in | 4-6 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham is hacked by Lawrence Jose - foul #1 on Lawrence Jose, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG), Robert Eklund (SF), Courtney Dame (PF), Gary Sims (C) Bradley Vigil, Lawrence Jose, Willie Huggins, Norman Siu | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:54 | Youngstown State | Gary Sims pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Ronald Fontenot | 4-8 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Ronald Beckham hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:21 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 16:07 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund misses the jumper from the free throw line | 6-8 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Courtney Dame - foul #1 on Courtney Dame, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Lindsey (SG), Joseph Perkins (SF), Randall Washington (PF), James Tarski (C) Gary Fletcher, William Turner, Leon Burleigh, Ronald Beckham | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Willie Huggins (PF), Norman Siu (C) Ronald Fontenot, Courtney Dame, Gary Sims | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clark Lindsey (fresh) SF - Joseph Perkins (fresh) PF - Randall Washington (fresh) C - James Tarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fresh) SG - Adam Donahue (fresh) SF - Robert Eklund (fresh) PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) C - Norman Siu (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:29 | Youngstown State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Eklund | 8-8 |
| 15:04 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Lawrence Jose (SF) Robert Eklund | |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Adam Donahue picks off the pass by Joseph Perkins | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Randall Washington pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | James Tarski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:07 | Youngstown State | Randall Washington is called for the reach on Willie Huggins - foul #1 on Randall Washington, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher (SG), William Turner (SF), Leon Burleigh (PF), Ronald Beckham (C) Clark Lindsey, Joseph Perkins, Randall Washington, James Tarski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame (PF), Gary Sims (C) Willie Huggins, Norman Siu | |
| 14:02 | Youngstown State | Lawrence Jose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | Youngstown State | Gary Sims drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Vigil | 8-10 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:04 | UC Irvine | William Turner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:56 | Youngstown State | Lawrence Jose misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Jose - foul #2 on Lawrence Jose, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), Randall Washington (PF) Gregory Yowell, Leon Burleigh | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund (PG), Ronald Fontenot (SG), Alan Babbitt (SF), Willie Huggins (PF), Norman Siu (C) Bradley Vigil, Adam Donahue, Lawrence Jose, Courtney Dame, Gary Sims | |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | William Turner makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:37 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:22 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 9-12 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Siu - foul #1 on Norman Siu, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Tarski (C) Ronald Beckham | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | William Turner makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:17 | UC Irvine | William Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:59 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:58 | UC Irvine | Randall Washington snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | William Turner misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Washington (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Tarski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robert Eklund (fresh) SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Babbitt (fresh) PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Norman Siu (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 11:31 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:23 | Youngstown State | Randall Washington steals the ball from Norman Siu | 13-12 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown misses the runner from the left block | 13-12 |
| 11:03 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:53 | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Fontenot | 13-14 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Willie Huggins steps in front of the Charles Brown pass | 13-14 |
| 10:20 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins (SG), Leon Burleigh (PF), Ronald Beckham (C) Gary Fletcher, William Turner, Randall Washington | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Adam Donahue (SF), Courtney Dame (PF), Gary Sims (C) Robert Eklund, Alan Babbitt, Willie Huggins, Norman Siu | |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh is denied on a layup by Gary Sims | 13-14 |
| 09:54 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Gary Sims | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Leon Burleigh - foul #1 on Leon Burleigh, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell (PG) Charles Brown | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund (SF) Ronald Fontenot | |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell is whistled for a carry | 13-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Lindsey (SG) James Tarski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 09:03 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame lays it in set up by Bradley Vigil | 13-16 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Adam Donahue steps in front of the Gregory Yowell pass | 13-16 |
| 08:37 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund lays it up and in on a great pass from Adam Donahue | 13-18 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Courtney Dame - foul #2 on Courtney Dame, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Turner (SF) Clark Lindsey | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot (SG), Norman Siu (C) Robert Eklund, Courtney Dame | |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:20 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil is called for 5 seconds | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), Gary Fletcher (SG) Gregory Yowell, Joseph Perkins | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Willie Huggins (PF) Gary Sims | |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | Adam Donahue steps in front of the William Turner pass | 16-18 |
| 07:37 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-18 |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | William Turner pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Burleigh (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Beckham (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Donahue (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Siu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-18 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh snags the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown is fouled on the floor by Bradley Vigil - foul #1 on Bradley Vigil, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Randall Washington (PF), James Tarski (C) Leon Burleigh, Ronald Beckham | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund (PG), Alan Babbitt (SF) Bradley Vigil, Adam Donahue | |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher is whistled for traveling | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell (PG), Joseph Perkins (SG) Charles Brown, Gary Fletcher | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Thomas Hunt (SG), Gary Sims (PF), Richard Vining (C) Ronald Fontenot, Willie Huggins, Norman Siu | |
| 06:43 | Youngstown State | Robert Eklund's floater is knocked away by William Turner | 16-18 |
| 06:42 | Youngstown State | Alan Babbitt can't tip it in | 16-18 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Randall Washington snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 06:31 | Youngstown State | Alan Babbitt gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:24 | Youngstown State | Alan Babbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | James Tarski gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | William Turner is hacked by Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (PG) Thomas Hunt | |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | William Turner makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | William Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:59 | Youngstown State | The pull-up jumper by Alan Babbitt is blocked by Randall Washington | 18-18 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Gregory Yowell pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 05:36 | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Alan Babbitt | 18-20 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Randall Washington is denied on a layup by Alan Babbitt | 18-20 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to William Turner | 18-20 |
| 04:59 | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-20 |
| 04:57 | Youngstown State | Alan Babbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:40 | Youngstown State | Richard Vining misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | William Turner snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | William Turner hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Perkins | 20-20 |
| 04:15 | Youngstown State | Richard Vining misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-20 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Randall Washington | 20-20 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Gary Sims is called for the reach on Joseph Perkins - foul #1 on Gary Sims, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Brown (PG), Gary Fletcher (SG), Leon Burleigh (PF), Ronald Beckham (C) Gregory Yowell, William Turner, Randall Washington, James Tarski | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil (PG), Ronald Fontenot (SG), Lawrence Jose (SF), Willie Huggins (PF), Norman Siu (C) Adam Donahue, Robert Eklund, Alan Babbitt, Gary Sims, Richard Vining | |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:42 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bradley Vigil | 22-23 |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Fletcher | 25-23 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Charles Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Burleigh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Beckham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Bradley Vigil (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Fontenot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Jose (fresh) PF - Willie Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Siu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Beckham - foul #2 on Ronald Beckham, team foul #4 | 25-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Tarski (SF) Joseph Perkins | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:53 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Willie Huggins - foul #1 on Willie Huggins, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher makes the 3rd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:15 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot is hacked by Gary Fletcher - foul #1 on Gary Fletcher, team foul #5 | 28-24 |
| 02:06 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | James Tarski is fouled on the floor by Willie Huggins - foul #2 on Willie Huggins, team foul #10 | 28-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Adam Donahue (SF), Courtney Dame (PF) Lawrence Jose, Willie Huggins | |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | James Tarski makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | James Tarski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:21 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 01:20 | Youngstown State | Norman Siu hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Gary Fletcher misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 00:55 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Courtney Dame misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Brown | 32-28 |
| 00:11 | Youngstown State | Ronald Fontenot misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Leon Burleigh grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Charles Brown drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Bradley Vigil misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-28 |