| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rickey Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) C - Harold Etter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Rickey Douglas - foul #3 on Rickey Douglas, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods (PG) Rickey Douglas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses the free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:47 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Cost | 41-28 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregg Reynolds | 41-30 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Seals | 41-30 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh lays it up and in set up by Gregg Reynolds | 41-32 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Seals is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 41-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt (PF) Daniel Seals | |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods jams it | 43-32 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gregg Reynolds | 43-34 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles McIntosh | 43-37 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James Johnson | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-37 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:15 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Williams (PG), George Blocker (SF), Johnny Lemmon (PF), Paul Gibbon (C) Anthony Woods, Lloyd Delvalle, James Johnson, Leon Carey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Raphael Mendez (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Israel Inge, Gregg Reynolds, Charles McIntosh | |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Cost | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ed Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Cost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Lemmon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Gibbon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) PF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 8 pts. C - Harold Etter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez lays it in | 45-39 |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Raphael Mendez is called for the reach on Paul Gibbon - foul #3 on Raphael Mendez, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG), Angel Yazzie (SG), James Johnson (PF) Ed Williams, Robert Cost, Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds (SG) Brian Moffitt | |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rickey Douglas | 48-39 |
| 14:34 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregg Reynolds | 48-42 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | George Blocker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 14:08 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregg Reynolds | 48-44 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Harold Etter | 48-46 |
| 13:27 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 50-46 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | James Johnson steals the ball from Harold Etter | 50-46 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Greg Smith steps in front of the Rickey Douglas pass | 50-46 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez lays it up and in set up by Greg Smith | 50-48 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roberto Bruno - foul #2 on Roberto Bruno, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Paul Gibbon (PF), Leon Carey (C) Angel Yazzie, George Blocker, James Johnson, Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Charles McIntosh (SF), Brian Moffitt (PF) Greg Smith, Raphael Mendez, Roberto Bruno | |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Paul Gibbon snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | Charles McIntosh steps in front of the Robert Cost pass | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Etter | 51-51 |
| 11:48 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Cost | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rickey Douglas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gibbon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Etter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Moffitt | 54-54 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle is hacked by Harold Etter - foul #1 on Harold Etter, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), James Johnson (PF) Rickey Douglas, Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle drills a turnaround from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Cost - foul #1 on Robert Cost, team foul #2 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG) Robert Cost | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals (PF) Harold Etter | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 10:05 | Notre Dame | James Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 09:47 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | George Blocker (SF), Johnny Lemmon (C) Lloyd Delvalle, Leon Carey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez (SG), Roberto Bruno (C) Gregg Reynolds, Brian Moffitt | |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Angel Yazzie | 58-56 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Johnny Lemmon - foul #2 on Johnny Lemmon, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG) Israel Inge | |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt (SG) Charles McIntosh | |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith double dribbles | 58-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Leon Carey (C) Angel Yazzie, George Blocker, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Raphael Mendez steals it from Lloyd Delvalle | 58-58 |
| 07:54 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rickey Douglas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Lemmon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seals - foul #3 on Daniel Seals, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), James Johnson (PF) Rickey Douglas, Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Charles McIntosh (SF) Greg Smith, Brian Moffitt | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-58 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | James Johnson grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey loses the ball out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods (SG), Johnny Lemmon (C) Robert Cost, Leon Carey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds (SG), Harold Etter (C) Raphael Mendez, Roberto Bruno | |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge is hacked by Lloyd Delvalle - foul #3 on Lloyd Delvalle, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rickey Douglas (PG), George Blocker (SF) Anthony Woods, Lloyd Delvalle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt (SG) Gregg Reynolds | |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge is fouled on the floor by Johnny Lemmon - foul #3 on Johnny Lemmon, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Rickey Douglas is called for the reach on Israel Inge - foul #4 on Rickey Douglas, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-58 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals lays it up and in on a great pass from Israel Inge | 58-60 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rickey Douglas | 60-60 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Angel Yazzie - foul #4 on Angel Yazzie, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Cost (SG), Lloyd Delvalle (SF), Paul Gibbon (PF), Leon Carey (C) Angel Yazzie, George Blocker, James Johnson, Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds (SG), Raphael Mendez (SF), Roberto Bruno (C) Brian Moffitt, Charles McIntosh, Harold Etter | |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Rickey Douglas | 62-62 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rickey Douglas - foul #5 on Rickey Douglas, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods (PG) Rickey Douglas | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Harold Etter (C) Israel Inge, Daniel Seals | |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Anthony Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Cost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Delvalle (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Gibbon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Carey (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 12 pts. C - Harold Etter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle tips it home | 64-64 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Lloyd Delvalle - foul #4 on Lloyd Delvalle, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), James Johnson (PF) Anthony Woods, Paul Gibbon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt (PG) Greg Smith | |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | James Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Charles McIntosh (SF) Raphael Mendez, Harold Etter | |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge clanks a jumper from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Gregg Reynolds - foul #1 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #5 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals (PF), Harold Etter (C) Brian Moffitt, Roberto Bruno | |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost misses the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Leon Carey blocks the short jumper by Daniel Seals | 65-66 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 68-66 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-66 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Cost | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Leon Carey is hacked by Israel Inge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Israel Inge, team foul #6 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods (PG), Johnny Lemmon (PF) Angel Yazzie, James Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost is hacked by Charles McIntosh - foul #3 on Charles McIntosh, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Cost misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter pulls down the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-66 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Woods grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie (PG), Ed Williams (SF) Anthony Woods, Lloyd Delvalle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon is hacked by Israel Inge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Israel Inge, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Johnny Lemmon misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge buries a 3 from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie is fouled in the backcourt by Israel Inge - foul #3 on Israel Inge, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lloyd Delvalle (SF) Ed Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Angel Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Johnny Lemmon is called for the reach on Harold Etter - foul #4 on Johnny Lemmon, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Johnson (PF) Johnny Lemmon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |