| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) PF - Eric Ray (fresh) C - Donald Cipriano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Drazen Zablonski (fresh) SG - Harold Cutler (fresh) SF - Alvin Morrow (fresh) PF - Zoran Groholski (fresh) C - Clarence Masson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albany | Clarence Masson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Albany | Donald Cipriano steals it from Harold Cutler | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Cipriano | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Albany | Alvin Morrow is fouled on the floor by Santos Dulac - foul #1 on Santos Dulac, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harold Cutler | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano drills a floater from the right block set up by Damon Tremblay and he's fouled by Clarence Masson - foul #1 on Clarence Masson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Albany | Zoran Groholski gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski is hacked by Carlos Whitson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Whitson, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Albany | Clarence Masson connects on the shot in the paint set up by Alvin Morrow | 5-4 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Damon Tremblay | 8-4 |
| 18:00 | Albany | Zoran Groholski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 17:59 | Albany | Clarence Masson hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 17:39 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| 17:10 | Albany | The pull-up jumper by Zoran Groholski is blocked by Donald Cipriano | 8-6 |
| 17:08 | Albany | Zoran Groholski can't tip it in | 8-6 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:03 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Damon Tremblay | 10-6 |
| 16:51 | Albany | Clarence Masson clanks a jumper from the baseline | 10-6 |
| 16:50 | Albany | Zoran Groholski hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| 16:34 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Whitson | 13-8 |
| 16:21 | Albany | Zoran Groholski buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Drazen Zablonski and he's hacked by Donald Cipriano - foul #1 on Donald Cipriano, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Otha Zuehls (PG), Rafael Gutierrez (C) Drazen Zablonski, Clarence Masson | |
| 16:21 | Albany | Zoran Groholski makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Otha Zuehls - foul #1 on Otha Zuehls, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (SG), James Smolen (SF) Damon Tremblay, Santos Dulac | |
| Subs | Albany | William Lively (PF), Jose Gutierrez (C) Alvin Morrow, Zoran Groholski | |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) SF - James Smolen (fresh) PF - Eric Ray (fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Cipriano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Otha Zuehls (fresh) SG - Harold Cutler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rafael Gutierrez (fresh) PF - William Lively (fresh) C - Jose Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Albany | Jose Gutierrez is whistled for a carry | 15-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner (SG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Steven Hill (C) Carlos Whitson, Eric Ray, Donald Cipriano | |
| Subs | Albany | Roberto Barron (SG) Harold Cutler | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh misses the easy layup | 15-11 |
| 15:33 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 15:11 | Albany | Otha Zuehls misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Drazen Zablonski (PG), Clarence Masson (C) Roberto Barron, Jose Gutierrez | |
| 15:11 | Albany | Otha Zuehls makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 15:11 | Albany | Otha Zuehls makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 14:47 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 14:45 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 14:24 | Albany | Clarence Masson pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 14:18 | Albany | Michael Clabaugh is called for the reach on Otha Zuehls - foul #1 on Michael Clabaugh, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Damon Tremblay (SG), Santos Dulac (SF), Eric Ray (PF), Donald Cipriano (C) Jeremy Wise, Thomas Garner, James Smolen, Michael Clabaugh, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Albany | Harold Cutler (SG), Alvin Morrow (SF), Zoran Groholski (PF) Otha Zuehls, Rafael Gutierrez, William Lively | |
| 14:08 | Albany | Alvin Morrow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvin Morrow - foul #1 on Alvin Morrow, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:31 | Albany | Zoran Groholski is denied on a layup by Eric Ray | 17-13 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray loses the dribble to Clarence Masson | 17-13 |
| 13:09 | Albany | Zoran Groholski double dribbles | 17-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Otha Zuehls (PG), Rafael Gutierrez (C) Drazen Zablonski, Clarence Masson | |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-13 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay is hacked by Otha Zuehls - foul #2 on Otha Zuehls, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Roberto Barron (PG) Otha Zuehls | |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Zoran Groholski - foul #1 on Zoran Groholski, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:04 | Albany | Zoran Groholski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Cutler | 18-15 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano loses the dribble to Alvin Morrow | 18-15 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) PF - Eric Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Donald Cipriano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roberto Barron (fresh) SG - Harold Cutler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Morrow (fresh) PF - Zoran Groholski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Albany | Roberto Barron knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 11:33 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:32 | Albany | The rebound goes to Harold Cutler | 18-18 |
| 11:25 | Albany | Roberto Barron knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Gutierrez | 18-21 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay lays it up and in set up by Santos Dulac | 20-21 |
| 11:07 | Albany | Alvin Morrow misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-21 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Santos Dulac | 20-21 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| 10:49 | Albany | Zoran Groholski pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 10:29 | Albany | Alvin Morrow is fouled on the floor by Santos Dulac - foul #2 on Santos Dulac, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), James Smolen (SF), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Steven Hill (C) Carlos Whitson, Damon Tremblay, Santos Dulac, Eric Ray, Donald Cipriano | |
| Subs | Albany | Drazen Zablonski (PG), John Ellis (SF), William Lively (PF), Clarence Masson (C) Harold Cutler, Alvin Morrow, Zoran Groholski, Rafael Gutierrez | |
| 10:20 | Albany | Thomas Garner steals it from Clarence Masson | 20-21 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Lively - foul #1 on William Lively, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 10:07 | Albany | The rebound goes to Clarence Masson | 21-21 |
| 09:41 | Albany | Steven Hill steps in front of the Clarence Masson pass | 21-21 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh is hacked by Drazen Zablonski - foul #1 on Drazen Zablonski, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Harold Cutler (SG), Rafael Gutierrez (SF) Roberto Barron, John Ellis | |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 09:21 | Albany | Clarence Masson gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 09:08 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:51 | Albany | Harold Cutler snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 08:32 | Albany | Harold Cutler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 08:31 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | James Smolen connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Clabaugh | 24-21 |
| 07:57 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Drazen Zablonski | 24-24 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) SF - James Smolen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Drazen Zablonski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Cutler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rafael Gutierrez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Lively (fresh) C - Clarence Masson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Rafael Gutierrez blocks the short jumper by Steven Hill | 24-24 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill tips it in | 26-24 |
| 07:13 | Albany | Michael Clabaugh denies the turnaround by William Lively | 26-24 |
| 07:12 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:59 | Albany | Harold Cutler connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Drazen Zablonski | 26-27 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Clabaugh, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Damon Tremblay (SG), Eric Ray (PF), Donald Cipriano (C) Jeremy Wise, Thomas Garner, Michael Clabaugh, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Albany | Roberto Barron (SG), Alvin Morrow (SF), Zoran Groholski (PF), Jose Gutierrez (C) Harold Cutler, Rafael Gutierrez, William Lively, Clarence Masson | |
| 06:16 | Albany | Jose Gutierrez misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 05:54 | Albany | Alvin Morrow pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 05:29 | Albany | Roberto Barron travels with the ball | 26-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Harold Cutler (SG) Drazen Zablonski | |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Roberto Barron steps in front of the Damon Tremblay pass | 26-27 |
| 04:56 | Albany | Alvin Morrow knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on James Smolen - foul #1 on James Smolen, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Clarence Masson (C) Jose Gutierrez | |
| 04:56 | Albany | Alvin Morrow misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Donald Cipriano pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | James Smolen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Damon Tremblay | 29-29 |
| 04:35 | Albany | Carlos Whitson steps in front of the Alvin Morrow pass | 29-29 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 04:21 | Albany | Harold Cutler snags the defensive board | 29-29 |
| 04:03 | Albany | Harold Cutler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 04:01 | Albany | Alvin Morrow tips it home | 29-31 |
| 03:45 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-31 |
| 03:44 | Albany | Clarence Masson pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Smolen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Ray (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Cipriano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Roberto Barron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Cutler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zoran Groholski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Masson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Albany | Harold Cutler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | James Smolen grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:08 | UC Irvine | Eric Ray scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Damon Tremblay | 32-31 |
| 02:57 | Albany | Roberto Barron hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Cutler | 32-33 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay loses the dribble to Alvin Morrow | 32-33 |
| 02:12 | Albany | Alvin Morrow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Smolen - foul #2 on James Smolen, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Santos Dulac (SF), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Steven Hill (C) Carlos Whitson, Damon Tremblay, James Smolen, Eric Ray, Donald Cipriano | |
| Subs | Albany | Drazen Zablonski (PG), Otha Zuehls (SG), Rafael Gutierrez (PF), William Lively (C) Roberto Barron, Harold Cutler, Zoran Groholski, Clarence Masson | |
| 02:12 | Albany | Alvin Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:12 | Albany | Alvin Morrow misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by William Lively - foul #2 on William Lively, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Albany | Jose Gutierrez (C) Alvin Morrow | |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:40 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Garner - foul #2 on Thomas Garner, team foul #10 | 34-34 |
| 01:40 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:40 | Albany | Drazen Zablonski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner's pass is intercepted by Drazen Zablonski | 34-36 |
| 01:10 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez banks in the layup set up by Drazen Zablonski | 34-38 |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Garner | 36-38 |
| 00:37 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez is hacked by Steven Hill - foul #1 on Steven Hill, team foul #11 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG) Thomas Garner | |
| Subs | Albany | Harold Cutler (SG), Clarence Masson (C) Otha Zuehls, Jose Gutierrez | |
| 00:37 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:37 | Albany | Rafael Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Harold Cutler is called for the reach on Jeremy Wise - foul #1 on Harold Cutler, team foul #9 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Ray (PF), Donald Cipriano (C) Michael Clabaugh, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | Albany | Alvin Morrow (SF), Zoran Groholski (PF) Rafael Gutierrez, William Lively | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 00:23 | Albany | Zoran Groholski snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 00:03 | Albany | Alvin Morrow misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-40 |