| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-33 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter lays it in | 39-33 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Bohr | 39-36 |
| 19:16 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely is fouled on the floor by Charles McIntosh - foul #2 on Charles McIntosh, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:50 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 39-38 |
| 18:25 | UC Irvine | Tim Ely is called for the reach on Charles McIntosh - foul #2 on Tim Ely, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter lays it up and in | 41-38 |
| 17:23 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis buries a floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 17:03 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Seals - foul #2 on Daniel Seals, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Brian Moffitt (SG), Raphael Mendez (SF), Roberto Bruno (PF) Israel Inge, Gregg Reynolds, Charles McIntosh, Daniel Seals | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SG), James Johnson (SF), Charles Roberts (PF), Nicholas Bergfeld (C) Kenneth Bohr, Paul Hammond, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis travels with the ball | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Greg Smith | 43-40 |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 43-40 |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Greg Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Moffitt (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harold Etter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lorenzo Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicholas Bergfeld (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:24 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Johnson | 43-42 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 15:01 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Bergfeld grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 14:46 | Western Illinois | James Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-44 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Gregg Reynolds (SG), Charles McIntosh (SF), Daniel Seals (PF) Greg Smith, Raphael Mendez, Roberto Bruno, Harold Etter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Tim Ely (C) Bernard Dennis, James Johnson, Charles Roberts, Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell is hacked by Gregg Reynolds - foul #1 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kenneth Bohr, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| 13:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Johnson swats the layup by Daniel Seals | 43-44 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Tim Ely | 43-44 |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles McIntosh - foul #3 on Charles McIntosh, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno (C) Brian Moffitt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:27 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Tim Ely | 43-46 |
| 12:42 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 12:41 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #3 on Carl Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Paul Hammond (SF) Lorenzo Burrell, Daryl Boisvert | |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles McIntosh - foul #4 on Charles McIntosh, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez (SF), Harold Etter (C) Charles McIntosh, Roberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gregg Reynolds | 47-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raphael Mendez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Brian Moffitt (SG) Israel Inge, Gregg Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Scales (SG), James Johnson (SF), Charles Roberts (C) Kenneth Bohr, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 11:09 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Smith - foul #1 on Greg Smith, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno (PF) Daniel Seals | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF) Donald Scales, James Johnson | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 10:25 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno can't finish the layup | 47-49 |
| 10:23 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter tips it but misses | 47-49 |
| 10:22 | UC Irvine | Greg Smith snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter's pass is intercepted by Daryl Boisvert | 47-49 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Bernard Dennis | 47-51 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Roberto Bruno is fouled on the floor by Paul Hammond - foul #1 on Paul Hammond, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Gregg Reynolds (SG) Greg Smith, Harold Etter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr (SG), Carl Johnson (PF), Tim Ely (C) Lorenzo Burrell, Paul Hammond, Charles Roberts | |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregg Reynolds | 50-51 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bernard Dennis | 50-54 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Brian Moffitt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Tim Ely | 50-54 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Daryl Boisvert is called for the reach on Raphael Mendez - foul #4 on Daryl Boisvert, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh (SF), Daniel Seals (PF), Harold Etter (C) Raphael Mendez, Brian Moffitt, Roberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (PG), Paul Hammond (SF) Bernard Dennis, Daryl Boisvert | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lorenzo Burrell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 53-54 |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses the easy layup | 53-54 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:22 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lorenzo Burrell | 53-57 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter is whistled for a carry | 53-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Smith (PG), Brian Moffitt (SG) Israel Inge, Gregg Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), James Johnson (SF), Charles Roberts (C) Kenneth Bohr, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts hits a jumper from the baseline set up by James Johnson and he's fouled by Daniel Seals - foul #3 on Daniel Seals, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| 05:48 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh is fouled on the floor by Paul Hammond - foul #2 on Paul Hammond, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez (SG) Greg Smith | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 05:19 | Western Illinois | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-60 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Moffitt | 53-60 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Paul Hammond denies the turnaround by Harold Etter | 53-60 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | James Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lorenzo Burrell | 55-62 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Moffitt | 58-62 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Seals | 58-62 |
| 03:58 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Israel Inge (PG), Gregg Reynolds (SG) Brian Moffitt, Raphael Mendez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Tim Ely (C) Lorenzo Burrell, James Johnson, Paul Hammond, Charles Roberts | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals's layup is rejected by Carl Johnson | 58-62 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge tips it in | 60-62 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Israel Inge (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles McIntosh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Seals (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Etter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Boisvert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 03:07 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Harold Etter knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Israel Inge | 63-62 |
| 02:43 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Daryl Boisvert | 63-64 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Israel Inge and he's fouled by Daryl Boisvert - foul #5 on Daryl Boisvert, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond (SF) Daryl Boisvert | |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely lays it in | 66-66 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Daniel Seals double dribbles | 66-66 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 01:41 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely tips it home | 66-68 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-68 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Charles McIntosh snags the offensive board | 66-68 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-68 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond's pass is intercepted by Charles McIntosh | 66-68 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-68 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Reynolds - foul #2 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond grabs the offensive board | 66-69 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Charles McIntosh is called for the reach on Paul Hammond - foul #5 on Charles McIntosh, team foul #9 | 66-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Mendez (SF) Charles McIntosh | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Israel Inge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Paul Hammond | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Gregg Reynolds is called for the reach on Paul Hammond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregg Reynolds, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SF) Tim Ely | |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Gregg Reynolds clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson runs out the clock | 66-72 |