| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Tyrone Thurlow (fresh) SG - Mark Fryer (fresh) SF - Thomas Dewall (fresh) PF - Fred Choice (fresh) C - Spencer Yoder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Holmgren (fresh) SG - Onani Arizmendi (fresh) SF - Jimmie Borg (fresh) PF - David Lewis (fresh) C - Joshua Teller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UC Irvine | Onani Arizmendi is called for the reach on Mark Fryer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Onani Arizmendi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow makes the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Joshua Teller buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Onani Arizmendi | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Spencer Yoder lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tyrone Thurlow | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | UConn | Jimmie Borg connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from David Lewis | 4-4 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 18:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Lewis | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | UConn | David Lewis makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Teller | 4-6 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Onani Arizmendi knocks away the 3 by Tyrone Thurlow | 4-6 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Fred Choice tips it in | 6-6 |
| 17:57 | UConn | Robert Holmgren loses the dribble to Mark Fryer | 6-6 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | David Lewis is called for the reach on Fred Choice - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Jackson (PG), Bobby McCaughan (SG), Tyrone Ostrander (PF), Christopher Hart (C) Tyrone Thurlow, Mark Fryer, Fred Choice, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | Usi Aziz (C) Joshua Teller | |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Onani Arizmendi is called for the reach on Bobby McCaughan - foul #2 on Onani Arizmendi, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer (SG) Thomas Dewall | |
| Subs | UConn | David Leveille (SG) Onani Arizmendi | |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Jimmie Borg snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | UConn | Usi Aziz's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Hart | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Ostrander gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | UC Irvine | Christopher Hart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Jimmie Borg gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | UConn | Robert Holmgren is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Jackson - foul #1 on Paul Jackson, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow (PG) Mark Fryer | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Teller (C) Usi Aziz | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Robert Holmgren connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Leveille | 6-9 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Tyrone Thurlow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Jackson (fresh) SF - Bobby McCaughan (fresh) PF - Tyrone Ostrander (fresh) C - Christopher Hart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Holmgren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Leveille (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Borg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Teller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | David Leveille takes the ball from Paul Jackson in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Jimmie Borg is hacked by Tyrone Thurlow - foul #1 on Tyrone Thurlow, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall (SF), Fred Choice (PF), Spencer Yoder (C) Tyrone Thurlow, Tyrone Ostrander, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Usi Aziz (SF) Jimmie Borg | |
| 14:59 | UConn | David Leveille drills a floater from the left block set up by Usi Aziz | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Joshua Teller clanks a floater in the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 9-11 |
| 13:55 | UConn | David Lewis gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Robert Holmgren connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Leveille | 9-14 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | David Leveille takes the ball from Bobby McCaughan in the backcourt | 9-14 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Joshua Teller misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Choice - foul #1 on Fred Choice, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow (PG), Mark Fryer (SG), Tyrone Ostrander (PF), Christopher Hart (C) Paul Jackson, Thomas Dewall, Fred Choice, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Perkowski (SG), Jimmie Borg (SF), Henry Hurwitz (PF) Robert Holmgren, David Leveille, Usi Aziz, David Lewis | |
| 13:10 | UConn | Joshua Teller makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Joshua Teller makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:08 | UC Irvine | Glenn Perkowski is called for the reach on Mark Fryer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Perkowski, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Heslin (C) Joshua Teller | |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Ostrander connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Tyrone Thurlow | 11-16 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bobby McCaughan - foul #1 on Bobby McCaughan, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall (SF) Bobby McCaughan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:35 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:35 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Hart tips it home | 13-18 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Ostrander gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jimmie Borg - foul #1 on Jimmie Borg, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Fred Choice (PF) Tyrone Ostrander | |
| Subs | UConn | Usi Aziz (PF) James Heslin | |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Tyrone Thurlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fryer (fresh) SF - Thomas Dewall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Choice (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Hart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Glenn Perkowski (fresh) SF - Jimmie Borg (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Usi Aziz (fresh) C - Henry Hurwitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 14-21 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Glenn Perkowski - foul #2 on Glenn Perkowski, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan (SF), Spencer Yoder (PF) Thomas Dewall, Fred Choice | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG), David Leveille (SG), Joshua Teller (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Perkowski, Henry Hurwitz | |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 10:41 | UConn | Usi Aziz comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 16-21 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Usi Aziz hits the follow up shot | 16-23 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Fred Choice (PF) Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | James Heslin (PF) Usi Aziz | |
| 10:11 | UConn | Robert Holmgren misses the jumpshot from the left side | 16-23 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Jimmie Borg tips it in | 16-25 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Teller - foul #1 on Joshua Teller, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall (SF), Tyrone Ostrander (PF), Spencer Yoder (C) Mark Fryer, Fred Choice, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), David Lewis (PF) Robert Holmgren, Joshua Teller | |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 09:56 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Jimmie Borg is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Ostrander - foul #1 on Tyrone Ostrander, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer (SG), Fred Choice (PF) Bobby McCaughan, Tyrone Ostrander | |
| Subs | UConn | Usi Aziz (C) James Heslin | |
| 09:08 | UConn | David Leveille clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-25 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Spencer Yoder grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Lewis - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Jackson (PG), Bobby McCaughan (SF), Tyrone Ostrander (PF), Christopher Hart (C) Tyrone Thurlow, Thomas Dewall, Fred Choice, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG), Henry Hurwitz (PF), Joshua Teller (C) David Leveille, Jimmie Borg, David Lewis | |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Holmgren | 20-27 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan is whistled for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow (PG), Thomas Dewall (SF), Fred Choice (PF), Spencer Yoder (C) Paul Jackson, Mark Fryer, Tyrone Ostrander, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | David Leveille (SG), James Heslin (PF) Thomas Johnson, Usi Aziz | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Robert Holmgren is hacked by Fred Choice - foul #2 on Fred Choice, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mark Fryer (SG), Tyrone Ostrander (PF), Christopher Hart (C) Bobby McCaughan, Fred Choice, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Tyrone Thurlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fryer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dewall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tyrone Ostrander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Holmgren (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Leveille (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Hurwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Heslin (fresh) C - Joshua Teller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | UConn | James Heslin hits the finger roll set up by David Leveille | 20-29 |
| 07:05 | UC Irvine | James Heslin swats the shot by Christopher Hart | 20-29 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Ostrander hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Mark Fryer is called for the reach on David Leveille - foul #1 on Mark Fryer, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Jackson (PG), Bobby McCaughan (SG), Spencer Yoder (PF) Tyrone Thurlow, Mark Fryer, Tyrone Ostrander | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (PG), Onani Arizmendi (SG), David Lewis (PF), Usi Aziz (C) Robert Holmgren, Henry Hurwitz, James Heslin, Joshua Teller | |
| 06:35 | UConn | David Leveille misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 06:35 | UC Irvine | Christopher Hart pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jimmie Borg (SF) David Leveille | |
| 06:17 | UConn | The short jumper by Jimmie Borg is denied by Thomas Dewall | 22-29 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Christopher Hart grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 06:03 | UC Irvine | Jimmie Borg steps in front of the Paul Jackson pass | 22-29 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 05:28 | UC Irvine | Paul Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Jimmie Borg pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 05:20 | UConn | Thomas Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 05:18 | UConn | David Lewis hits the follow up shot | 22-34 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall is fouled on the floor by Usi Aziz - foul #1 on Usi Aziz, team foul #9 | 22-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow (PG), Mark Fryer (SG), Tyrone Ostrander (PF) Paul Jackson, Bobby McCaughan, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Glenn Perkowski (PG), David Leveille (SF), James Heslin (C) Thomas Johnson, Jimmie Borg, Usi Aziz | |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 04:57 | UConn | James Heslin snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-34 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski tips it back up and in | 23-36 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall is whistled for a carry | 23-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan (SF), Christopher Hart (C) Thomas Dewall, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | Henry Hurwitz (SF), Joshua Teller (C) David Leveille, David Lewis | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Glenn Perkowski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Onani Arizmendi | 23-39 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Christopher Hart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 03:32 | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan tips it but misses | 23-39 |
| 03:30 | UConn | James Heslin gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Tyrone Thurlow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Fryer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby McCaughan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Ostrander (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hart (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Glenn Perkowski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Onani Arizmendi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Hurwitz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Heslin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Teller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Ostrander grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow double dribbles | 23-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall (SF), Fred Choice (PF), Spencer Yoder (C) Bobby McCaughan, Tyrone Ostrander, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Holmgren (PG), Usi Aziz (SF), David Lewis (PF) Glenn Perkowski, Henry Hurwitz, James Heslin | |
| 02:27 | UConn | Onani Arizmendi makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Usi Aziz | 23-42 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Joshua Teller is called for the reach on Spencer Yoder - foul #2 on Joshua Teller, team foul #10 | 23-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bobby McCaughan (SG) Mark Fryer | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Johnson (SG), David Leveille (SF) Onani Arizmendi, Joshua Teller | |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Spencer Yoder misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Spencer Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 02:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Usi Aziz | 23-42 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Robert Holmgren misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-42 |
| 02:02 | UConn | David Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Robert Holmgren misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-42 |
| 01:41 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Johnson | 23-42 |
| 01:23 | UConn | David Lewis misses short on a jump hook from close range | 23-42 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Spencer Yoder grabs the board | 23-42 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall is hacked by David Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #11 | 23-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Jackson (PG), Mark Fryer (SG), Christopher Hart (C) Tyrone Thurlow, Bobby McCaughan, Spencer Yoder | |
| Subs | UConn | Glenn Perkowski (SG), Jimmie Borg (SF), Joshua Teller (C) Robert Holmgren, David Leveille, David Lewis | |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Dewall makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jimmie Borg is fouled on the floor by Christopher Hart - foul #1 on Christopher Hart, team foul #8 | 24-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow (PG), Bobby McCaughan (SF), Spencer Yoder (C) Paul Jackson, Thomas Dewall, Christopher Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Onani Arizmendi (SG), Henry Hurwitz (PF) Glenn Perkowski, Usi Aziz | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jimmie Borg makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Jimmie Borg makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Tyrone Thurlow misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Joshua Teller gets the rebound | 24-44 |
| 00:02 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz misses badly on a runner from the left block | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Henry Hurwitz grabs the offensive board | 24-44 |