| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert McElvaine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Luciani (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Allen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Brafford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Race (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Styles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Sloan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani misses short on a shot in the paint | 39-34 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine tips it home | 41-34 |
| 19:30 | Southern | Manuel Styles can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Allen - foul #1 on Steven Allen, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 19:30 | Southern | Manuel Styles misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:30 | Southern | Manuel Styles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong hits a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 18:38 | Southern | Joseph Brafford drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Styles | 44-38 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-38 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-38 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Brafford - foul #2 on Joseph Brafford, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:45 | Southern | Benjamin Furlong steps in front of the Johnathan Race pass | 46-38 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins lays it up and in set up by Benjamin Furlong | 48-38 |
| 17:28 | Southern | Walter Luciani is called for the reach on Manuel Styles - foul #1 on Walter Luciani, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Stephen Allen (SF), Frank Feliciano (PF), Byron McCammack (C) Robert McElvaine, Walter Luciani, Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Roger Groner (SF), Bob Yuen (PF), Charles Calvert (C) Johnathan Race, Manuel Styles, Ben Sloan | |
| 17:21 | Southern | Bob Yuen banks in the layup on a great pass from Edgar Tucker | 48-40 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Mullins and the foul's on Bob Yuen - foul #3 on Bob Yuen, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Oles (SG) Benjamin Furlong | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Birdsong (PG), Pete Harrison (C) Joseph Brafford, Bob Yuen | |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:45 | Southern | Roger Groner is hacked by Stephen Allen - foul #1 on Stephen Allen, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Timothy Mullins steals the ball from Pete Harrison | 51-40 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Stephen Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-40 |
| 16:08 | Southern | Charles Calvert gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 16:03 | Southern | Anthony Birdsong misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Byron McCammack - foul #1 on Byron McCammack, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG), Robert McElvaine (SF), Walter Luciani (PF), Steven Allen (C) Timothy Mullins, Stephen Allen, Frank Feliciano, Byron McCammack | |
| Subs | Southern | Johnathan Race (SF), Manuel Styles (PF), Ben Sloan (C) Edgar Tucker, Charles Calvert, Pete Harrison | |
| 16:03 | Southern | Anthony Birdsong misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 16:03 | Southern | Anthony Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | John Jennings misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-41 |
| 15:49 | Southern | The rebound goes to Johnathan Race | 51-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Oles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McElvaine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Luciani (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Allen (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Birdsong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Groner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnathan Race (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Manuel Styles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Sloan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Southern | Roger Groner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong (SG) Frank Oles | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Brafford (PG) Anthony Birdsong | |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Robert McElvaine | 53-41 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Ben Sloan loses the dribble to John Jennings | 53-41 |
| 15:08 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong slams it home on a great pass from John Jennings | 55-41 |
| 14:50 | Southern | Johnathan Race misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 14:41 | Southern | Johnathan Race gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 14:36 | Southern | Manuel Styles scores on a floater near the basket | 55-43 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen buries a shot from the left block set up by Robert McElvaine | 57-43 |
| 13:55 | Southern | Johnathan Race misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong is fouled on the floor by Johnathan Race - foul #2 on Johnathan Race, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins (PG), Frank Oles (SG), Stephen Allen (SF), Frank Feliciano (PF), Byron McCammack (C) John Jennings, Benjamin Furlong, Robert McElvaine, Walter Luciani, Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Birdsong (PG), Edgar Tucker (SG), Pete Harrison (SF), Bob Yuen (PF), Charles Calvert (C) Joseph Brafford, Roger Groner, Johnathan Race, Manuel Styles, Ben Sloan | |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-43 |
| 13:19 | Southern | Charles Calvert grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 13:13 | Southern | Bob Yuen lays it in and he's hacked by Byron McCammack - foul #2 on Byron McCammack, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| 13:13 | Southern | Bob Yuen misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Byron McCammack pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | Byron McCammack gets the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | Edgar Tucker is called for the reach on Frank Oles - foul #2 on Edgar Tucker, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong (SG) Frank Oles | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Brafford (PG), Ben Sloan (C) Anthony Birdsong, Charles Calvert | |
| 11:50 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Benjamin Furlong | 60-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Feliciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron McCammack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Brafford (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bob Yuen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ben Sloan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Southern | Ben Sloan is fouled on the floor by Byron McCammack - foul #3 on Byron McCammack, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani (PF), Steven Allen (C) Stephen Allen, Byron McCammack | |
| Subs | Southern | Johnathan Race (SF) Pete Harrison | |
| 11:31 | Southern | Joseph Brafford hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-47 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 11:13 | Southern | The rebound goes to Bob Yuen | 60-47 |
| 11:08 | Southern | Joseph Brafford knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Edgar Tucker and he's hacked by Walter Luciani - foul #2 on Walter Luciani, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine (SF) Frank Feliciano | |
| Subs | Southern | Manuel Styles (PF) Bob Yuen | |
| 11:08 | Southern | Joseph Brafford makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen grabs the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Johnathan Race - foul #3 on Johnathan Race, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Oles (SG) Benjamin Furlong | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Birdsong (PG), Charles Calvert (C) Joseph Brafford, Ben Sloan | |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:41 | Southern | Charles Calvert gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Edgar Tucker is fouled on the floor by Frank Oles - foul #2 on Frank Oles, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano (C) Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:17 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walter Luciani | 64-52 |
| 09:42 | Southern | Charles Calvert is hacked by Robert McElvaine - foul #3 on Robert McElvaine, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG), Byron McCammack (C) Timothy Mullins, Walter Luciani | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Brafford (PG), Roger Groner (SG), Pete Harrison (SF), Bob Yuen (C) Anthony Birdsong, Edgar Tucker, Johnathan Race, Manuel Styles | |
| 09:42 | Southern | Charles Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:42 | Southern | Charles Calvert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine double dribbles | 64-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong (SG), Stephen Allen (SF) Frank Oles, Robert McElvaine | |
| Subs | Southern | Ben Sloan (C) Charles Calvert | |
| 08:59 | Southern | Roger Groner hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Pete Harrison | 64-57 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bob Yuen - foul #4 on Bob Yuen, team foul #6 | 64-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins (PG), Steven Allen (C) John Jennings, Stephen Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Edgar Tucker (SG), Charles Calvert (PF) Pete Harrison, Bob Yuen | |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 08:47 | Southern | Ben Sloan gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:41 | Southern | Charles Calvert's pass is intercepted by Steven Allen | 65-57 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Charles Calvert gets the rebound | 65-57 |
| 08:17 | Southern | Joseph Brafford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine (SF), Walter Luciani (PF) Frank Feliciano, Byron McCammack | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Birdsong (PG), Johnathan Race (SF), Manuel Styles (PF) Joseph Brafford, Roger Groner, Charles Calvert | |
| 07:39 | Southern | Robert McElvaine denies the turnaround by Manuel Styles | 65-57 |
| 07:37 | Southern | Anthony Birdsong tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert McElvaine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Luciani (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Anthony Birdsong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Johnathan Race (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Styles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Sloan (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Mullins | 67-59 |
| 07:08 | Southern | Manuel Styles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Allen and the foul's on Edgar Tucker - foul #3 on Edgar Tucker, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Byron McCammack (C) Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Yuen (C) Ben Sloan | |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong makes the free throw | 70-59 |
| 06:31 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Styles | 70-62 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | Byron McCammack loses the dribble to Johnathan Race | 70-62 |
| 06:08 | Southern | Johnathan Race dunks the ball | 70-64 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Mullins | 72-64 |
| 05:42 | Southern | Anthony Birdsong is called for traveling | 72-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG), Frank Oles (SG), Frank Feliciano (SF) Timothy Mullins, Benjamin Furlong, Robert McElvaine | |
| Subs | Southern | Joseph Brafford (PG), Roger Groner (SG), Pete Harrison (SF), Charles Calvert (C) Anthony Birdsong, Edgar Tucker, Johnathan Race, Manuel Styles | |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani clanks a jumper from the left block | 72-64 |
| 05:30 | Southern | Charles Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 72-64 |
| 05:25 | Southern | Roger Groner connects on the floater from the right side set up by Joseph Brafford | 72-66 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | John Jennings is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Allen (C) Walter Luciani | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:02 | Southern | Roger Groner misses short on a shot from the left side | 72-66 |
| 05:00 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Calvert | 72-66 |
| 04:42 | Southern | Joseph Brafford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 04:41 | Southern | Pete Harrison gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Joseph Brafford is hacked by John Jennings - foul #3 on John Jennings, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins (PG), Stephen Allen (SF) John Jennings, Byron McCammack | |
| Subs | Southern | Edgar Tucker (SG), Johnathan Race (SF), Ben Sloan (C) Roger Groner, Pete Harrison, Bob Yuen | |
| 04:20 | Southern | Joseph Brafford misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:20 | Southern | Joseph Brafford misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Steven Allen | 72-66 |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 03:53 | Southern | Ben Sloan grabs the board | 72-66 |
| 03:48 | Southern | Joseph Brafford buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edgar Tucker | 72-69 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 72-69 |
| 03:25 | Southern | Edgar Tucker gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Oles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Feliciano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Joseph Brafford (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edgar Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnathan Race (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Calvert (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ben Sloan (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Southern | Joseph Brafford hits a shot from the left wing set up by Ben Sloan | 72-71 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Allen | 74-71 |
| 02:38 | Southern | Edgar Tucker misses the fadeaway from the left side | 74-71 |
| 02:37 | Southern | Charles Calvert grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 02:18 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brafford | 74-74 |
| 02:18 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong (SG), Robert McElvaine (SF), Walter Luciani (PF) Frank Oles, Stephen Allen, Steven Allen | |
| Subs | Southern | Manuel Styles (PF) Charles Calvert | |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 02:08 | Southern | Johnathan Race grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 02:03 | Southern | Edgar Tucker is hacked by Benjamin Furlong - foul #2 on Benjamin Furlong, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| 02:03 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 02:03 | Southern | Edgar Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani hits the finger roll | 76-76 |
| 01:16 | Southern | Joseph Brafford knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edgar Tucker | 76-79 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Mullins | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Southern | Robert McElvaine is called for the reach on Johnathan Race - foul #4 on Robert McElvaine, team foul #12 | 78-79 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Allen (C) Frank Feliciano | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:23 | Southern | Johnathan Race makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Johnathan Race makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 81-81 |
| 00:05 | Southern | Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern | Joseph Brafford connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 81-83 |