| Lineup | Howard | PG - Malcolm Long (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gaskins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eberle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Remmers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Burton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | John Burton's layup is rejected by Samuel Remmers | 29-32 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | John Burton hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | Howard | Malcolm Long connects on the runner in the paint | 31-34 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 18:53 | Howard | Samuel Remmers gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:34 | Howard | Mauricio Russo can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 18:33 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Mauricio Russo grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:56 | Howard | Malcolm Long misses the dunk attempt | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | Howard | Mauricio Russo hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Mauricio Russo takes the ball from John Burton | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Howard | Reginald Christen takes the ball from Mauricio Russo | 33-34 |
| 17:00 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley buries a 3 from straight away set up by Casey Klimek | 33-37 |
| 16:43 | Howard | Martin Brantley is called for the reach on Malcolm Long - foul #3 on Martin Brantley, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Elias Bergeaux (PG), Blaine Harding (SF), Arthur Whittle (C) Malcolm Long, George Eberle, Samuel Remmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG), Joseph Shearer (SF), Joshua Casey (PF), Richard Thomas (C) John Burton, Martin Brantley, Reginald Christen, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 16:25 | Howard | Blaine Harding misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 16:24 | Howard | Elias Bergeaux grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:14 | Howard | Arthur Whittle buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mauricio Russo and he's fouled by Richard Thomas - foul #2 on Richard Thomas, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bissonette (SF), Gavin Rose (C) Lawrence Gaskins, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:14 | Howard | Arthur Whittle makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 16:00 | Howard | Blaine Harding gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Elias Bergeaux (fresh) SG - Blaine Harding (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gavin Rose (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Shearer (fresh) PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Howard | Elias Bergeaux scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Gavin Rose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 15:28 | Howard | Gavin Rose gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Howard | Arthur Whittle comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Casey | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-40 |
| 14:40 | Howard | Gavin Rose pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:20 | Howard | Elias Bergeaux is hacked by Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Malcolm Long (PG), Lawrence Gaskins (SG), George Eberle (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF), Bernard Bryant (C) Elias Bergeaux, Blaine Harding, Robert Bissonette, Arthur Whittle, Gavin Rose | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Burton (SG), Martin Brantley (SF), Reginald Christen (PF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Casey Klimek, Joseph Shearer, Joshua Casey, Richard Thomas | |
| 14:10 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | Bernard Bryant is called for the reach on Jason Ingram - foul #4 on Bernard Bryant, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Gavin Rose (C) Bernard Bryant | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:49 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Ingram | 41-42 |
| 13:20 | Howard | Mauricio Russo can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 13:19 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Gavin Rose - foul #2 on Gavin Rose, team foul #2 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Remmers (C) Gavin Rose | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG) Jason Ingram | |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:49 | Howard | George Eberle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 12:48 | Howard | Mauricio Russo gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:33 | Howard | Casey Klimek steps in front of the Mauricio Russo pass | 41-44 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 12:23 | Howard | Samuel Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 12:04 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Eberle | 44-44 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | John Burton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Casey Klimek | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Malcolm Long (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gaskins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eberle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Remmers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Burton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Howard | Lloyd Gossard picks off the pass by George Eberle | 44-47 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen misses the shot from the baseline | 44-47 |
| 11:07 | Howard | The rebound goes to Mauricio Russo | 44-47 |
| 10:52 | Howard | George Eberle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-47 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Russo - foul #1 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Howard | Elias Bergeaux (PG), Blaine Harding (SG), Robert Bissonette (SF), Arthur Whittle (PF), Gavin Rose (C) Malcolm Long, Lawrence Gaskins, George Eberle, Mauricio Russo, Samuel Remmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Robert Akins (SG), Joseph Shearer (SF), Joshua Casey (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Casey Klimek, John Burton, Martin Brantley, Reginald Christen, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 10:07 | Howard | Blaine Harding misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Shearer | 44-49 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 09:46 | Howard | Arthur Whittle pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:33 | Howard | Arthur Whittle's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Casey | 44-49 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:14 | Howard | Gavin Rose gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Arthur Whittle double dribbles | 44-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Malcolm Long (PG), Lawrence Gaskins (SG), George Eberle (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF) Elias Bergeaux, Blaine Harding, Robert Bissonette, Gavin Rose | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), John Burton (SG), Martin Brantley (SF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Jason Ingram, Robert Akins, Joseph Shearer, Richard Thomas | |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Casey Klimek | 44-52 |
| 08:11 | Howard | Arthur Whittle is denied on a layup by Joshua Casey | 44-52 |
| 08:09 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Mauricio Russo | 44-52 |
| 07:52 | Howard | Malcolm Long misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 07:51 | Howard | Mauricio Russo gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Joshua Casey swats the short shot by Arthur Whittle | 44-52 |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Malcolm Long (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Gaskins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Eberle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Arthur Whittle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Burton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the runner in the lane | 44-52 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard misses the tip | 44-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Gossard | 44-52 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 06:32 | Howard | Mauricio Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:13 | Howard | George Eberle buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Gaskins | 46-52 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:43 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses short on a jumper from the right block | 46-52 |
| 05:42 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Malcolm Long can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Burton - foul #1 on John Burton, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Howard | Elias Bergeaux (SF), Bernard Bryant (C) George Eberle, Arthur Whittle | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Joshua Casey, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 05:37 | Howard | Malcolm Long makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:37 | Howard | Malcolm Long makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Thomas | 48-55 |
| 05:17 | Howard | Malcolm Long is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Klimek - foul #1 on Casey Klimek, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Blaine Harding (SF) Malcolm Long | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG) John Burton | |
| 04:59 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Reginald Christen - foul #1 on Reginald Christen, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Bissonette (SF), Samuel Remmers (PF) Lawrence Gaskins, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer (SF) Martin Brantley | |
| 04:44 | Howard | Samuel Remmers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Ingram | 48-58 |
| 04:02 | Howard | Samuel Remmers misses the lay-in | 48-58 |
| 04:00 | Howard | Samuel Remmers hits the follow up shot | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-58 |
| 03:30 | Howard | Samuel Remmers snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Elias Bergeaux (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Blaine Harding (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Bissonette (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Remmers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Bryant (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Shearer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Malcolm Long (PG), Lawrence Gaskins (SG), George Eberle (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF) Elias Bergeaux, Blaine Harding, Robert Bissonette, Samuel Remmers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Burton (SG), Martin Brantley (SF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Jason Ingram, Joseph Shearer, Richard Thomas | |
| 03:05 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | John Burton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 02:20 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins grabs the board | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:01 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-58 |
| 01:59 | Howard | Mauricio Russo snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Casey Klimek - foul #2 on Casey Klimek, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 01:48 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | George Eberle takes the ball from Reginald Christen | 53-58 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Lawrence Gaskins throws it down set up by George Eberle | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Bernard Bryant - foul #5 on Bernard Bryant, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Howard | Samuel Remmers (C) Bernard Bryant | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Howard | Malcolm Long clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard is fouled in the backcourt by Malcolm Long - foul #2 on Malcolm Long, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer (SF) Martin Brantley | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Long is called for the reach on Reginald Christen - foul #3 on Malcolm Long, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Russo - foul #2 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Samuel Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Samuel Remmers knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Gaskins and the foul's on Lloyd Gossard - foul #1 on Lloyd Gossard, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Samuel Remmers misses the free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Gaskins - foul #2 on Lawrence Gaskins, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley (SF) Joseph Shearer | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Samuel Remmers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:21 | Howard | Casey Klimek picks off the pass by Malcolm Long in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley banks in the layup set up by Casey Klimek | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Howard | Malcolm Long misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the board | 57-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Long is called for the reach on Lloyd Gossard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Malcolm Long, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer (SF) Martin Brantley | |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Mauricio Russo is fouled on the floor by John Burton - foul #2 on John Burton, team foul #9 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley (SF) Joseph Shearer | |
| 00:02 | Howard | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Howard | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 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 | Casey Klimek runs out the clock | 59-65 |