| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) PF - Darrin McArdell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Jacobson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 25-37 |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Damian Calkins - foul #3 on Damian Calkins, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Damian Calkins takes the ball from Darrin McArdell after a doubleteam | 25-37 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-37 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it in | 25-39 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Frank Jacobson swats the short shot by Mark Smith | 26-39 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Miller | 29-39 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Mark Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Smiley and he's fouled by Darrin McArdell - foul #3 on Darrin McArdell, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Fleming (C) Darrin McArdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Mark Smith buries a runner in the paint | 32-44 |
| 17:16 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 16:51 | UC Irvine | John Fleming snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson makes the wide open shot from the left side set up by Lee Miller out of the doubleteam | 34-44 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Robert Hall steals the ball from Mark Smith | 34-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fairly fresh) SG - Lee Miller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Frank Jacobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Sparks - foul #2 on Shawn Sparks, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Henry (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Darrin McArdell (PF), Wendell Armer (C) James Perryman, Robert Hall, Frank Jacobson, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Robert Smiley, Shawn Sparks, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Wendell Armer - foul #4 on Wendell Armer, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG), Frank Jacobson (C) Lee Miller, Wendell Armer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 36-45 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Jack Inman hits the follow up shot | 36-47 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Schrader picks off the pass by Frank Jacobson | 36-47 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader lays it up and in | 36-49 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau loses the dribble to Patrick Cross | 36-49 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross banks in the layup | 36-51 |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper in the lane | 38-51 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-51 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Darrin McArdell | 38-51 |
| 13:01 | UC Irvine | Damian Calkins swats the dunk try by Darrin McArdell | 38-51 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins double dribbles | 38-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Lee Miller (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Claud Broski (PF), John Fleming (C) Jerry Papineau, Robert Henry, David Mitchell, Darrin McArdell, Frank Jacobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Gary Ford (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Damian Calkins, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | James Perryman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Ford | 38-51 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Claud Broski (fresh) C - John Fleming (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 11:28 | UC Irvine | John Fleming pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from close range set up by James Perryman | 40-51 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Gary Ford misses the lay-in | 40-51 |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller misses long on a shot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | John Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:24 | UC Irvine | John Fleming hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hall | 42-51 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks hits a shot from the right side | 42-53 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | James Perryman is called for 3 seconds | 42-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Henry (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Darrin McArdell (PF), Frank Jacobson (C) James Perryman, Robert Hall, Claud Broski, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Gary Ford, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | Joseph Palmer swats the short shot by Robert Henry | 42-56 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks's floater is knocked away by Frank Jacobson | 42-56 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell lays it in and he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Shawn Sparks | |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell misses the free throw | 44-56 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 44-56 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins buries a jumper near the basket | 44-58 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell tips it home | 46-58 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 08:07 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Jerry Papineau (SG), Robert Hall (SF), John Fleming (C) Lee Miller, Robert Henry, David Mitchell, Frank Jacobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader's fadeaway is rejected by John Fleming | 46-58 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrin McArdell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | John Fleming is whistled for traveling | 46-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer (C) John Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Holloway (C) Robert Schrader | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Cross | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Perryman | 48-61 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer banks in the layup set up by Jerry Papineau | 50-61 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is fouled on the floor by Darrin McArdell - foul #4 on Darrin McArdell, team foul #3 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Miller (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Claud Broski (PF) Jerry Papineau, Robert Hall, Darrin McArdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Mark Smith (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer, Gary Holloway | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is fouled on the floor by James Perryman - foul #1 on James Perryman, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Ford (SF) Damian Calkins | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | David Mitchell is called for the reach on Gary Ford - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Henry (SG) James Perryman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Shawn Sparks | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Schrader | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Robert Henry - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Hall (SF) Claud Broski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:08 | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer is denied on a layup by Mark Smith | 50-64 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Gary Ford pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Robert Hall steals it from Robert Schrader | 50-64 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer misses badly on a shot from the right block | 50-64 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-64 |
| 04:19 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Wendell Armer | 50-64 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall is hacked by Jack Inman - foul #1 on Jack Inman, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Darrin McArdell (PF), Frank Jacobson (C) Robert Henry, David Mitchell, Wendell Armer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG), Damian Calkins (SF), Gary Holloway (C) Jack Inman, Gary Ford, Robert Schrader | |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Robert Hall | 52-64 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is denied on a layup by Frank Jacobson | 52-64 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins tips it but misses | 52-64 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Darrin McArdell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-64 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Mark Smith's floater is tipped away by Darrin McArdell | 52-64 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 52-64 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley loses the dribble to James Perryman in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lee Miller | 55-64 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks loses the dribble to Robert Hall | 55-64 |
| 02:21 | UC Irvine | Robert Smiley picks off the pass by Darrin McArdell | 55-64 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Smiley | 55-66 |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Miller | 57-66 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smiley | 57-68 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 01:32 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson tips it back up and in | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Robert Hall is called for the reach on Robert Smiley - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Wendell Armer (C) Frank Jacobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley grabs the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #7 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Joseph Palmer (PF) Damian Calkins, Mark Smith | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Darrin McArdell's pass is intercepted by Joseph Palmer | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Sparks | 59-72 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller is hacked by Gary Holloway - foul #3 on Gary Holloway, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Henry (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Frank Jacobson (PF), John Fleming (C) James Perryman, Robert Hall, Darrin McArdell, Wendell Armer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Lee Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley runs out the clock | 61-72 |