| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Owens (fresh) SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrell Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Diederich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vincent Fogleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | John Owens scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 39-35 |
| 19:33 | UC Irvine | Vincent Fogleman can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Alfred Carmichael - foul #3 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (C) Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:33 | UC Irvine | Vincent Fogleman misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:33 | UC Irvine | Vincent Fogleman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:31 | Northern Iowa | Randy King takes the ball from Jonathan Morgan in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | John Owens grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 18:59 | Northern Iowa | John Owens hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Morgan | 42-35 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | Ralph Bodnar steps in front of the Darrell Evans pass | 42-35 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Stephen Morgan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Evans | 44-37 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 46-37 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich's layup is rejected by Dikembe Abdullah | 46-37 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 17:16 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 16:54 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Morgan | 49-37 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Darrell Evans is blocked by Ralph Bodnar | 49-37 |
| 16:38 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 16:15 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-37 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Kamau Ali takes the ball from Stephen Morgan | 51-37 |
| 16:00 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali lays it in | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kamau Ali (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Bodnar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrell Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Diederich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Vincent Fogleman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Morgan | 53-40 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Evans - foul #2 on Darrell Evans, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Troy Flint (SG), David Clements (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Dikembe Abdullah, Ralph Bodnar | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Harold Isabel (SG), Kurtis Lee (SF), James Reynolds (PF), Jack Earnest (C) Darrell Evans, Randy King, Gary Diederich, Stephen Morgan, Vincent Fogleman | |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Demars | 55-42 |
| 14:40 | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Mitchell | 57-42 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee lays it in set up by James Demars and he's fouled by Kamau Ali - foul #1 on Kamau Ali, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (PG) Kamau Ali | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich (SF) Jack Earnest | |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee makes the free throw | 57-45 |
| 14:01 | Northern Iowa | David Clements is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Lee - foul #2 on Kurtis Lee, team foul #2 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (SF) Donald Rao | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:47 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-45 |
| 13:45 | Northern Iowa | David Clements tips it home | 59-45 |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Kurtis Lee is denied by Alfred Carmichael | 59-45 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 13:24 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ralph Bodnar | 61-45 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | James Demars clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-45 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Reynolds | 61-45 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Ralph Bodnar blocks the short jumper by Kurtis Lee | 61-45 |
| 12:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Manuel Mitchell | 61-45 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Clements | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee can't throw it down | 64-45 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Demars and he's fouled by David Clements - foul #1 on David Clements, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), Donald Rao (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Manuel Mitchell, Troy Flint, Ralph Bodnar, David Clements, Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans (PG), Randy King (SG), Stephen Morgan (PF), Vincent Fogleman (C) James Demars, Harold Isabel, Gary Diederich, James Reynolds | |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Owens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Rao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrell Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurtis Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vincent Fogleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Owens | 66-48 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Donald Rao denies the turnaround by Stephen Morgan | 66-48 |
| 11:12 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah gets the rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Vincent Fogleman - foul #2 on Vincent Fogleman, team foul #3 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich (SF) Kurtis Lee | |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 10:46 | Northern Iowa | John Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Owens - foul #2 on John Owens, team foul #4 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (SF) Donald Rao | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | John Owens misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | Vincent Fogleman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 09:54 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich is whistled for traveling | 68-50 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kamau Ali (SF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Ralph Bodnar, Daniel Bennett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Reynolds (PF) Stephen Morgan | |
| 09:32 | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan is hacked by Randy King - foul #3 on Randy King, team foul #4 | 68-50 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Morgan | 70-50 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Vincent Fogleman and he's fouled by Alfred Carmichael - foul #4 on Alfred Carmichael, team foul #5 | 70-52 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar (PF), Daniel Bennett (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (SG), Jack Earnest (C) Randy King, Vincent Fogleman | |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans makes the free throw | 70-53 |
| 08:45 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 70-53 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Darrell Evans | 70-53 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kamau Ali - foul #2 on Kamau Ali, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell (PG), Troy Flint (SG) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee (PF) Jack Earnest | |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Flint and he's hacked by Darrell Evans - foul #3 on Darrell Evans, team foul #5 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (PG) Kamau Ali | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel (SG), Stephen Morgan (PF), Jack Earnest (C) Darrell Evans, Kurtis Lee, James Reynolds | |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell makes the free throw | 73-55 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Daniel Bennett swats the layup by Stephen Morgan | 73-55 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Bennett | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Rao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Flint (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Bodnar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Demars (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Isabel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Diederich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jack Earnest (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-55 |
| 07:24 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao gets the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 07:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 06:37 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Rao | 73-55 |
| 06:16 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-55 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Jack Earnest gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Demars and he's fouled by Troy Flint - foul #1 on Troy Flint, team foul #7 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jonathan Morgan (PG), John Owens (SG), Kamau Ali (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Alfred Carmichael (C) Donald Rao, Manuel Mitchell, Troy Flint, Ralph Bodnar, Daniel Bennett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Darrell Evans (PG), Randy King (SG), Kurtis Lee (PF), Vincent Fogleman (C) James Demars, Harold Isabel, Stephen Morgan, Jack Earnest | |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich misses the free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 73-57 |
| 05:27 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-57 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Gary Diederich snags the defensive board | 73-57 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Randy King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:46 | Northern Iowa | John Owens buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jonathan Morgan | 76-57 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Alfred Carmichael denies the turnaround by Darrell Evans | 76-57 |
| 04:27 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael grabs the board | 76-57 |
| 04:03 | Northern Iowa | Vincent Fogleman is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Vincent Fogleman, team foul #6 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Reynolds (PF) Gary Diederich | |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Alfred Carmichael drills a shot in the paint | 78-57 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jonathan Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Owens (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kamau Ali (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Carmichael (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Darrell Evans (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randy King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kurtis Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Fogleman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jonathan Morgan - foul #1 on Jonathan Morgan, team foul #8 | 78-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao (PG), Manuel Mitchell (SG), Troy Flint (SF), Ralph Bodnar (PF), David Clements (C) Jonathan Morgan, John Owens, Kamau Ali, Dikembe Abdullah, Alfred Carmichael | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Demars (PG), Harold Isabel (SF) Darrell Evans, Vincent Fogleman | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 1st free throw | 78-58 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint buries a floater from the left side | 80-59 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 02:50 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 80-59 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | James Demars steals it from David Clements | 80-59 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Troy Flint is called for the reach on Randy King - foul #2 on Troy Flint, team foul #9 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jack Earnest (C) Kurtis Lee | |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Randy King makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Mitchell | 82-61 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | James Demars misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-61 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Clements | 82-61 |
| 01:34 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-61 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurtis Lee (SF) Randy King | |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-61 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Manuel Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-61 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar grabs the offensive rebound | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Ralph Bodnar misses long on a jumper near the basket | 82-61 |
| 00:22 | Northern Iowa | Troy Flint misses the tip | 82-61 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Jack Earnest grabs the defensive rebound | 82-61 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kurtis Lee and he's fouled by David Clements - foul #2 on David Clements, team foul #10 | 82-63 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Harold Isabel makes the free throw | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Rao runs out the clock | 82-64 |