| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ira Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Magnuson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Tom Barnett inbounds the ball | 22-15 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:55 | Arizona | Jerry Papineau is called for the reach on Ira Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #1 | 22-15 |
| 19:42 | Arizona | Dale Magnuson hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Smith | 22-17 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | John Fleming's dunk attempt is rejected by Dale Magnuson | 22-17 |
| 19:17 | Arizona | Dale Magnuson grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 18:53 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 22-17 |
| 18:53 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 18:53 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 18:53 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | James Jones makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Gary Lambert | 24-18 |
| 18:05 | Arizona | Michael Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tom Barnett | 24-21 |
| 18:03 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (SG), Anthony Dollard (C) Jerry Papineau, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ye Xie (PG), James Jackson (SF) Ira Brown, Tom Barnett | |
| 17:41 | Arizona | Michael Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Magnuson | 24-24 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Troy Parenteau | 26-24 |
| 16:47 | Arizona | Michael Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 26-24 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Parenteau | 29-24 |
| 15:54 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ye Xie | 29-26 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gary Lambert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Parenteau (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Dollard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ye Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Jackson (fairly fresh) PF - Rogelio Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Magnuson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | James Jones misses the lay-in | 29-26 |
| 15:32 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Ye Xie | 29-26 |
| 15:03 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Jerry Papineau (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Daniel Hall (PF), John Fleming (C) Gary Lambert, Troy Parenteau, David Mitchell, James Jones, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Brown (PG), Tom Barnett (SF), Melvin Pearson (C) Ye Xie, James Jackson, Dale Magnuson | |
| 15:03 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:03 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau is called for 10 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Fletcher (C) Rogelio Gallo | |
| 14:33 | Arizona | Michael Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 14:31 | Arizona | Melvin Pearson tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to John Fleming | 29-30 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | John Fleming scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Jerry Papineau and he's fouled by Harold Fletcher - foul #2 on Harold Fletcher, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | John Fleming makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:32 | Arizona | Ira Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 13:31 | Arizona | Melvin Pearson grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 13:09 | Arizona | Tom Barnett drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ira Brown and he's fouled by Eric Marshall - foul #1 on Eric Marshall, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG), David Mitchell (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Jerry Papineau, Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Arizona | George Schutz (PF), Dale Magnuson (C) Melvin Pearson, Harold Fletcher | |
| 13:09 | Arizona | Tom Barnett makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket | 32-33 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 32-33 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard loses the ball out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG), Troy Parenteau (SG) Adam Dieter, Gary Lambert | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ye Xie (PG), Ralph Simmons (SG), James Jackson (C) Ira Brown, Michael Smith, Dale Magnuson | |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Ye Xie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 32-33 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | James Jones hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Dollard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ye Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Simmons (fresh) SF - Tom Barnett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Schutz (fresh) C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Arizona | Tom Barnett connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ye Xie | 34-36 |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau is hacked by Ye Xie - foul #3 on Ye Xie, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Gary Lambert (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Daniel Hall (PF), John Fleming (C) Jerry Papineau, Troy Parenteau, David Mitchell, James Jones, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Brown (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Rogelio Gallo (PF), Melvin Pearson (C) Ye Xie, Tom Barnett, George Schutz, James Jackson | |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 10:40 | Arizona | Melvin Pearson snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 10:13 | Arizona | Daniel Hall swats the layup by Ira Brown | 34-36 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Fleming | 34-36 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | John Fleming loses the ball out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ye Xie (PG), Myron Smith (SG), Tom Barnett (SF), Dale Magnuson (C) Ira Brown, Michael Smith, Ralph Simmons, Melvin Pearson | |
| 09:27 | Arizona | Dale Magnuson misses the easy layup | 34-36 |
| 09:26 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Ye Xie grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 08:55 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo comes up short on the runner from close range | 34-36 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | John Fleming snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Ye Xie steps in front of the Jerry Papineau pass | 34-36 |
| 08:12 | Arizona | Tom Barnett clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 34-36 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 07:26 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 07:25 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lambert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Hall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Fleming (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ye Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Myron Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Tom Barnett (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Magnuson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 06:55 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 06:33 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Dale Magnuson | 37-36 |
| 06:08 | Arizona | Dale Magnuson misses the jumper in the lane | 37-36 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Troy Parenteau (SG), David Mitchell (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Jerry Papineau, Gary Lambert, Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Brown (PG), Michael Smith (SG), James Jackson (SF), Melvin Pearson (PF) Ye Xie, Myron Smith, Tom Barnett, Rogelio Gallo | |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | James Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ralph Simmons (SF) Dale Magnuson | |
| 05:19 | Arizona | James Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ralph Simmons and he's fouled by Anthony Dollard - foul #1 on Anthony Dollard, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| 05:19 | Arizona | James Jackson misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 04:57 | Arizona | Michael Smith grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 04:28 | Arizona | Ralph Simmons knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Melvin Pearson | 37-40 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Melvin Pearson picks off the pass by David Mitchell | 37-40 |
| 03:56 | Arizona | Melvin Pearson travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG), John Fleming (C) Troy Parenteau, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ye Xie (PG), Rogelio Gallo (PF), Dale Magnuson (C) Ira Brown, James Jackson, Melvin Pearson | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #4 on Michael Smith, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Subs | Arizona | Tom Barnett (SF) Ralph Simmons | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:07 | Arizona | Michael Smith clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Mitchell | 39-40 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fleming (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ye Xie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Smith (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Tom Barnett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Magnuson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:46 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 02:44 | Arizona | Michael Smith grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 02:26 | Arizona | John Fleming blocks the jumper by Rogelio Gallo | 39-40 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | John Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Magnuson - foul #2 on Dale Magnuson, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Anthony Dollard (C) Gary Lambert, David Mitchell, John Fleming | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ira Brown (PG), James Jackson (SF) Ye Xie, Tom Barnett | |
| 02:07 | UC Irvine | James Jones makes the wide open runner in the lane | 41-40 |
| 01:45 | Arizona | Michael Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG), David Mitchell (SF), John Fleming (C) Troy Parenteau, Eric Marshall, Anthony Dollard | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ralph Simmons (SG), Tom Barnett (SF) Michael Smith, James Jackson | |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert is fouled on the floor by Ralph Simmons - foul #2 on Ralph Simmons, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 01:16 | Arizona | Rogelio Gallo snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 00:47 | Arizona | Tom Barnett hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ira Brown | 41-42 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau is called for 10 seconds | 41-42 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Arizona | James Jones is called for the reach on Ralph Simmons - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| 00:32 | Arizona | James Jones is called for the reach on Ralph Simmons - foul #5 on James Jones, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (PF) James Jones | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 00:32 | Arizona | Ralph Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Daniel Hall | 41-42 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | John Fleming is called for the reach on Ralph Simmons - foul #2 on John Fleming, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Ralph Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 00:24 | Arizona | Ralph Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Gallo - foul #1 on Rogelio Gallo, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Ira Brown runs out the clock | 43-44 |