| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marco Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Lueras (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Houtz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Heath Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Edward Lueras inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Houtz | 39-32 |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Santos Dulac | 39-35 |
| 19:13 | Liberty | Bruce Houtz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-35 |
| 19:11 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 18:50 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Houtz | 39-35 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone tips it but misses | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay tips it home | 39-37 |
| 18:33 | Liberty | Bruce Houtz drills a shot from the left side and he's fouled by Michael Clabaugh - foul #1 on Michael Clabaugh, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:33 | Liberty | Bruce Houtz makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone misses the floater from the left block | 42-37 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 18:05 | Liberty | Edward Lueras grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:50 | Liberty | The jump hook by Heath Morris is blocked by Michael Clabaugh | 42-37 |
| 17:49 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Liberty | Alvin Stevens (SG), Travis Fondren (PF), Gary Strickland (C) Dee Taylor, Bruce Houtz, Heath Morris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Smolen (PF), Steven Hill (C) Michael Clabaugh, Thomas Stone | |
| 17:08 | Liberty | Steven Hill blocks the short jumper by Gary Strickland | 42-37 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Whitson | 42-40 |
| 16:30 | Liberty | Travis Fondren misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 16:13 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Carlos Whitson | 42-42 |
| 15:56 | Liberty | Gary Strickland scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alvin Stevens | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marco Romano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Lueras (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Fondren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damon Tremblay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Smolen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Hill | 44-45 |
| 15:16 | Liberty | Gary Strickland knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Gary Strickland is called for the reach on James Smolen - foul #3 on Gary Strickland, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jack King (PG), Dee Taylor (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF), Bruce Houtz (PF), Heath Morris (C) Marco Romano, Alvin Stevens, Edward Lueras, Travis Fondren, Gary Strickland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (PG), Thomas Garner (SG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Thomas Stone (C) Carlos Whitson, Damon Tremblay, Santos Dulac, Steven Hill | |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Dee Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Dee Taylor, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 14:30 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise is hacked by Jack King - foul #1 on Jack King, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean West (SF) James Smolen | |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone is fouled on the floor by Heath Morris - foul #2 on Heath Morris, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | Dee Taylor steals it from Thomas Garner | 46-45 |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Jack King misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | Bruce Houtz steals it from Thomas Garner | 46-45 |
| 13:18 | Liberty | Dee Taylor is hacked by Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marco Romano (PG), Travis Fondren (SF) Jack King, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Smolen (SF) Sean West | |
| 12:58 | Liberty | Dee Taylor buries a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:43 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Smolen | 48-47 |
| 12:19 | Liberty | Thomas Garner is called for the reach on Marco Romano - foul #2 on Thomas Garner, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Alvin Stevens (SG), Edward Lueras (SF), Gary Strickland (C) Dee Taylor, Bruce Houtz, Heath Morris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Damon Tremblay (SG), Santos Dulac (SF), Steven Hill (C) Jeremy Wise, Thomas Garner, Michael Clabaugh, Thomas Stone | |
| 12:02 | Liberty | Marco Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 11:45 | UC Irvine | Edward Lueras is called for the reach on Damon Tremblay - foul #1 on Edward Lueras, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marco Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Lueras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Fondren (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Smolen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | James Smolen connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 11:12 | Liberty | Marco Romano clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Damon Tremblay | 51-49 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Gary Strickland takes the ball from Damon Tremblay | 51-49 |
| 10:27 | Liberty | Alvin Stevens misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-49 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | James Smolen gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Gary Strickland blocks the short jumper by Steven Hill | 51-49 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Whitson and he's fouled by Marco Romano - foul #2 on Marco Romano, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jack King (PG), Dee Taylor (SG), Dikembe Alvarenga (SF), Bruce Houtz (PF), Heath Morris (C) Marco Romano, Alvin Stevens, Edward Lueras, Travis Fondren, Gary Strickland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (SG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Thomas Stone (C) Damon Tremblay, James Smolen, Steven Hill | |
| 10:00 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac misses the free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:00 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Bruce Houtz | 51-51 |
| 09:37 | Liberty | Santos Dulac is called for the reach on Dee Taylor - foul #2 on Santos Dulac, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean West (SF) Santos Dulac | |
| 09:22 | Liberty | Bruce Houtz makes the jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack King - foul #2 on Jack King, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay (SG), Steven Hill (SF) Carlos Whitson, Sean West | |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Stone | 53-52 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay buries a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Stone | 53-54 |
| 08:26 | Liberty | Dee Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 08:14 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Wise | 53-56 |
| 07:47 | Liberty | Jack King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Wise - foul #3 on Jeremy Wise, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Edward Lueras (SF), Gary Strickland (C) Dikembe Alvarenga, Heath Morris | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Santos Dulac (SF) Jeremy Wise, Steven Hill | |
| 07:47 | Liberty | Jack King misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:47 | Liberty | Jack King makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Jack King (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dee Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Lueras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Houtz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damon Tremblay (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 07:29 | Liberty | Edward Lueras pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 07:08 | Liberty | Dee Taylor hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack King | 57-56 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson is hacked by Gary Strickland - foul #4 on Gary Strickland, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Marco Romano (PG), Alvin Stevens (SG), Travis Fondren (PF) Jack King, Dee Taylor, Bruce Houtz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (SG), James Smolen (PF), Ronald Bui (C) Damon Tremblay, Michael Clabaugh, Thomas Stone | |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:01 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Travis Fondren | 57-56 |
| 06:37 | Liberty | Edward Lueras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Hill (C) Ronald Bui | |
| 06:23 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill can't connect on a runner from close range | 57-56 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Santos Dulac | 57-59 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Travis Fondren clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Santos Dulac - foul #3 on Santos Dulac, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bruce Houtz (PF), Heath Morris (C) Edward Lueras, Gary Strickland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay (SG) Jeremy Wise | |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Travis Fondren makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Travis Fondren misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 05:46 | Liberty | Travis Fondren gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:33 | Liberty | Travis Fondren hits a runner near the basket | 60-59 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dee Taylor (SG), Edward Lueras (SF) Alvin Stevens, Travis Fondren | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (PG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Thomas Stone (C) Carlos Whitson, Santos Dulac, Steven Hill | |
| 04:54 | Liberty | Heath Morris's layup is rejected by James Smolen | 60-59 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | James Smolen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-59 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh tips it home | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | Liberty | Damon Tremblay is called for the reach on Dee Taylor - foul #1 on Damon Tremblay, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Travis Fondren (PF) Bruce Houtz | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac (SF) James Smolen | |
| 04:13 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:13 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Dee Taylor - foul #2 on Dee Taylor, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG) Jeremy Wise | |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:36 | Liberty | Edward Lueras clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 03:34 | Liberty | Travis Fondren tips it home | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Marco Romano (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Lueras (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis Fondren (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Heath Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damon Tremblay (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 03:28 | Liberty | Heath Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 03:16 | Liberty | Marco Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-62 |
| 02:49 | Liberty | Dee Taylor gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:22 | Liberty | Travis Fondren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Heath Morris tips it in | 66-62 |
| 02:05 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Damon Tremblay | 66-64 |
| 01:49 | Liberty | Travis Fondren is whistled for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | Liberty | Bruce Houtz (PF) Travis Fondren | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Heath Morris is called for the reach on Damon Tremblay - foul #3 on Heath Morris, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:33 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:11 | Liberty | Marco Romano connects on the jump hook in the paint | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Heath Morris is called for the reach on Carlos Whitson - foul #4 on Heath Morris, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:51 | Liberty | Bruce Houtz gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Liberty | Marco Romano knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dee Taylor | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Marco Romano is called for the reach on Damon Tremblay - foul #3 on Marco Romano, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Liberty | Carlos Whitson is called for the reach on Dee Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Whitson, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| 00:23 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:23 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Liberty | Dee Taylor snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dee Taylor is hacked by Damon Tremblay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Tremblay, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Dee Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Damon Tremblay misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Heath Morris | 74-68 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Heath Morris is hacked by Damon Tremblay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Damon Tremblay, team foul #10 | 74-68 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Heath Morris makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Heath Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh is fouled on the floor by Marco Romano - foul #4 on Marco Romano, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |