| Lineup | Howard | PG - Norman Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Crosby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Stuber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Milton Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Israel Inge | 21-29 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Ronald Stuber makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Norman Roberts and the foul's on Gregg Reynolds - foul #1 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 19:30 | Howard | Ronald Stuber makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles McIntosh | 24-31 |
| 18:52 | Howard | Ronald Stuber scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 26-31 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Milton Davis picks off the pass by Harold Etter | 26-31 |
| 18:26 | Howard | Curtis Olson hits the finger roll | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge travels with the ball | 28-31 |
| 17:45 | Howard | Norman Crosby misses badly on a shot from the left side | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Milton Davis - foul #1 on Milton Davis, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Milton Davis clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Seals - foul #1 on Daniel Seals, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Milton Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:23 | Howard | Milton Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 16:37 | Howard | Milton Davis misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-34 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Ronald Stuber gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:25 | Howard | Norman Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Stuber | 33-34 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Seals and he's hacked by Norman Crosby - foul #3 on Norman Crosby, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Omar Thomas (PG), Joseph Senter (SG), John Linhart (SF), Sheldon Sibley (PF), Al Baudoin (C) Norman Roberts, Norman Crosby, Ronald Stuber, Milton Davis, Curtis Olson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt (PG), Raphael Mendez (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Israel Inge, Charles McIntosh, Daniel Seals | |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:10 | Howard | Sheldon Sibley snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 15:48 | Howard | Omar Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 33-36 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gregg Reynolds | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Omar Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Senter (fresh) SF - John Linhart (fresh) PF - Sheldon Sibley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Baudoin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Etter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Senter - foul #1 on Joseph Senter, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Daniel Seals (PF) Gregg Reynolds, Harold Etter | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:32 | Howard | Al Baudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:08 | Howard | Sheldon Sibley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-37 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Raphael Mendez | 33-37 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith is hacked by John Linhart - foul #1 on John Linhart, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Norman Roberts (PG), Norman Crosby (SG), Ronald Stuber (SF), Milton Davis (PF), Curtis Olson (C) Omar Thomas, Joseph Senter, John Linhart, Sheldon Sibley, Al Baudoin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Charles McIntosh (SF) Greg Smith, Raphael Mendez | |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh drills a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Curtis Olson - foul #2 on Curtis Olson, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| 14:35 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:11 | Howard | Ronald Stuber drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Norman Roberts | 36-40 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Israel Inge | 36-43 |
| 13:35 | Howard | Norman Roberts is fouled on the floor by Israel Inge - foul #1 on Israel Inge, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds (SG), Harold Etter (C) Daniel Seals, Roberto Bruno | |
| 13:27 | Howard | Norman Roberts scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:17 | Howard | Norman Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:02 | Howard | Harold Etter steps in front of the Norman Roberts pass | 39-43 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Howard | Ronald Stuber double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Omar Thomas (PG), Joseph Senter (SG), John Linhart (SF), Sheldon Sibley (PF), Al Baudoin (C) Norman Roberts, Norman Crosby, Ronald Stuber, Milton Davis, Curtis Olson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Roberto Bruno (PF) Israel Inge, Brian Moffitt | |
| 12:05 | UC Irvine | Joseph Senter is called for the reach on Greg Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Senter, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez (SF), Daniel Seals (PF) Charles McIntosh, Roberto Bruno | |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Joseph Senter steals it from Daniel Seals | 39-45 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Omar Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Omar Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Senter (fresh) SF - John Linhart (fresh) PF - Sheldon Sibley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Al Baudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 39-45 |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith misses the tip | 39-45 |
| 11:20 | Howard | John Linhart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Sheldon Sibley blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 11:07 | Howard | Sheldon Sibley grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:51 | Howard | Omar Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sheldon Sibley | 42-45 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 10:26 | Howard | The rebound goes to John Linhart | 42-45 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Omar Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter is hacked by Al Baudoin - foul #2 on Al Baudoin, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Norman Roberts (PG), Norman Crosby (SG), Ronald Stuber (SF), Milton Davis (PF), Curtis Olson (C) Omar Thomas, Joseph Senter, John Linhart, Sheldon Sibley, Al Baudoin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Brian Moffitt (SG), Charles McIntosh (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Greg Smith, Gregg Reynolds, Raphael Mendez, Daniel Seals | |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:45 | Howard | Curtis Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:28 | Howard | Norman Crosby drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Stuber | 45-46 |
| 09:08 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Israel Inge | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | Howard | Norman Crosby misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno is fouled on the floor by Milton Davis - foul #2 on Milton Davis, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals (PF) Harold Etter | |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:31 | Howard | Curtis Olson snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 08:14 | Howard | Milton Davis connects on the shot near the basket set up by Ronald Stuber | 47-49 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 07:41 | Howard | Norman Crosby misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Norman Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Stuber (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Milton Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Norman Crosby is called for the reach on Brian Moffitt - foul #4 on Norman Crosby, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds (SG) Roberto Bruno | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 07:16 | Howard | Curtis Olson pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:50 | Howard | Curtis Olson is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Crosby - foul #5 on Norman Crosby, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Omar Thomas (SG) Norman Crosby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:48 | Howard | Curtis Olson pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:38 | Howard | Milton Davis scores on a driving attempt from close range | 49-53 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Israel Inge | 49-55 |
| 06:22 | Howard | Curtis Olson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 06:20 | Howard | Curtis Olson tips it but misses | 49-55 |
| 06:19 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 06:01 | Howard | Ronald Stuber gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:48 | Howard | Omar Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-55 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Reynolds | 49-55 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge tips it in | 49-57 |
| 04:37 | Howard | Curtis Olson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Norman Roberts | 52-57 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-59 |
| 04:03 | Howard | Curtis Olson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-59 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 03:44 | Howard | Omar Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 03:23 | Howard | Ronald Stuber clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Norman Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Omar Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Stuber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Milton Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Olson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Seals (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Moffitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt travels with the ball | 52-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Shawn Whitlow (PG), Joseph Senter (SG), John Linhart (SF), Sheldon Sibley (PF), Al Baudoin (C) Norman Roberts, Omar Thomas, Ronald Stuber, Milton Davis, Curtis Olson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Raphael Mendez (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF), Harold Etter (C) Israel Inge, Charles McIntosh, Daniel Seals, Brian Moffitt | |
| 02:56 | Howard | Al Baudoin makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Whitlow | 54-59 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Omar Thomas (PG) Shawn Whitlow | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Harold Etter | 54-61 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Howard | Norman Roberts (PG), Ronald Stuber (SF), Milton Davis (PF), Curtis Olson (C) Joseph Senter, John Linhart, Sheldon Sibley, Al Baudoin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Charles McIntosh (SF), Daniel Seals (PF) Greg Smith, Raphael Mendez, Roberto Bruno | |
| 02:22 | Howard | Curtis Olson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Omar Thomas | 56-61 |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-61 |
| 01:38 | Howard | Curtis Olson is hacked by Daniel Seals - foul #2 on Daniel Seals, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| 01:24 | Howard | Ronald Stuber misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Milton Davis gets the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:08 | Howard | Harold Etter takes the ball from Milton Davis | 56-61 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:50 | Howard | Milton Davis grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | Omar Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals is hacked by Omar Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Omar Thomas, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Howard | Norman Roberts is hacked by Gregg Reynolds - foul #2 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #5 | 56-63 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Norman Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Norman Roberts is called for the reach on Daniel Seals in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Roberts, team foul #12 | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:20 | Howard | Curtis Olson gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:15 | Howard | Omar Thomas is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seals - foul #3 on Daniel Seals, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Howard | Norman Roberts misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals is hacked by Omar Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Omar Thomas, team foul #13 | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Curtis Olson pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Howard | Omar Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge runs out the clock | 56-64 |