| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Davies (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John McLead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sturges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Sutton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 19:29 | UC Irvine | John McLead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Joel Bartee (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Dikembe Acri, John Sutton | |
| 19:12 | Samford | Bruce Leonetti hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John McLead | 23-31 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman tips it home | 25-31 |
| 18:38 | Samford | Ronald Zorc misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-31 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Davies | 27-31 |
| 17:53 | Samford | Joel Bartee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Michael Blanchard grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Joel Bartee comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 17:21 | UC Irvine | John McLead pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 17:09 | UC Irvine | John McLead hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Morrison | 29-31 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Ronald Zorc is fouled on the floor by Donald Davies - foul #1 on Donald Davies, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Poff (PG), Daniel Legere (SG), Edward Atkins (SF), Jonathan Price (PF), Jason Eury (C) Thomas Morrison, Donald Davies, Bryan Vroman, Carl Finnell, John McLead | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG), Paul Sturges (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti, Joel Bartee, Michael Blanchard, Ronald Phipps | |
| 16:32 | Samford | Daniel Legere steals it from Kyle Shephard | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Sturges is called for the reach on Daniel Legere - foul #1 on Paul Sturges, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Atkins is fouled on the floor by Paul Sturges - foul #2 on Paul Sturges, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Jason Eury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Ward (SG), Bryan Vroman (SF), Carl Finnell (PF) Matthew Poff, Edward Atkins, Jason Eury | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Daniel Legere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Price (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sturges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Acri (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Sutton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Samford | Dikembe Acri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG) Daniel Legere | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Paul Sturges picks off the pass by William Ward | 29-31 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Robert Kohler drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Sturges | 29-34 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle Shephard - foul #2 on Kyle Shephard, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:40 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Paul Sturges grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 14:18 | Samford | Kyle Shephard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carl Finnell | 30-34 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by William Ward | 32-34 |
| 13:43 | Samford | Thomas Morrison is called for the reach on Dikembe Acri - foul #1 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), Edward Atkins (SF), Donald Davies (PF), John McLead (C) Thomas Morrison, Bryan Vroman, Carl Finnell, Jonathan Price | |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Dikembe Acri, John Sutton | |
| 13:24 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Edward Atkins - foul #1 on Edward Atkins, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:24 | Samford | Paul Sturges misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:24 | UC Irvine | John McLead gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Kohler steals the ball from Daniel Legere | 32-34 |
| 12:58 | Samford | Michael Blanchard connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kyle Shephard | 32-36 |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Legere and the foul's on Michael Blanchard - foul #1 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG), Bryan Vroman (SF) Daniel Legere, Edward Atkins | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Joel Bartee (SF), Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Michael Blanchard, Ronald Phipps | |
| 12:37 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Joel Bartee's pass is intercepted by William Ward | 35-36 |
| 12:02 | UC Irvine | William Ward buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-36 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Ronald Zorc double dribbles | 38-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell (PF) William Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG), Paul Sturges (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti, Joel Bartee, Dikembe Acri, John Sutton | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John McLead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Shephard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sturges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Phipps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:19 | UC Irvine | John McLead misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 11:18 | Samford | Paul Sturges pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:13 | Samford | Robert Kohler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kyle Shephard | 38-39 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Blanchard - foul #2 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price (C) John McLead | |
| Subs | Samford | Dikembe Acri (PF), John Sutton (C) Michael Blanchard, Ronald Phipps | |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Dikembe Acri comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Price - foul #1 on Jonathan Price, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), William Ward (SG), Edward Atkins (SF) Thomas Morrison, Donald Davies, Bryan Vroman | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Phipps (C) John Sutton | |
| 10:43 | Samford | Dikembe Acri makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:43 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 10:34 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price tips it in | 42-40 |
| 10:15 | Samford | Kyle Shephard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kohler | 42-43 |
| 09:54 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 09:52 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell tips it in | 44-43 |
| 09:29 | Samford | Dikembe Acri's pass is intercepted by Edward Atkins | 44-43 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell jams it on a nice dish by William Ward | 46-43 |
| 08:49 | Samford | Dikembe Acri hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Kohler | 46-45 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Edward Atkins | 48-45 |
| 08:13 | Samford | Robert Kohler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Price | 48-45 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 07:31 | Samford | Dikembe Acri snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Daniel Legere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Atkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Finnell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Robert Kohler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Shephard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Sturges (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Acri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Phipps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Samford | Dikembe Acri misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 07:05 | Samford | Ronald Phipps grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Samford | Robert Kohler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Ronald Phipps swats the dunk try by Carl Finnell | 48-45 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 06:24 | Samford | Dikembe Acri grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 06:20 | Samford | Kyle Shephard knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Sturges | 48-48 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Ronald Phipps swats the shot by William Ward | 48-48 |
| 06:05 | Samford | Paul Sturges snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 05:47 | Samford | Dikembe Acri loses the dribble to William Ward | 48-48 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | William Ward hits the finger roll | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | Samford | Robert Kohler makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG), Donald Davies (SG), Bryan Vroman (SF), Jason Eury (PF), John McLead (C) Daniel Legere, William Ward, Edward Atkins, Carl Finnell, Jonathan Price | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Joel Bartee (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), John Sutton (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Dikembe Acri, Ronald Phipps | |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 05:00 | Samford | John Sutton grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Joel Bartee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John McLead - foul #1 on John McLead, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Joel Bartee misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:42 | Samford | Joel Bartee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Blanchard - foul #3 on Michael Blanchard, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses the free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Michael Blanchard snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 03:57 | Samford | Michael Blanchard buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Zorc | 52-54 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Bruce Leonetti picks off the pass by John McLead | 52-54 |
| 03:23 | Samford | Joel Bartee misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Davies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Eury (fresh) C - John McLead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Ronald Zorc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Leonetti (fresh) SF - Joel Bartee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Sutton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John McLead | 55-54 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Joel Bartee drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 02:44 | Samford | Joel Bartee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:38 | Samford | Joel Bartee makes the shot from the right side set up by Bruce Leonetti | 55-58 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Ward (SG), Carl Finnell (PF) Donald Davies, Jason Eury | |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Kohler (PG), Kyle Shephard (SG), Paul Sturges (SF) Ronald Zorc, Bruce Leonetti, Joel Bartee | |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses long on a shot from close range | 55-58 |
| 02:22 | Samford | John Sutton snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:53 | Samford | John McLead is called for the reach on Paul Sturges - foul #2 on John McLead, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dikembe Acri (PF) Michael Blanchard | |
| 01:35 | Samford | Paul Sturges lays it in | 55-60 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman banks in the layup set up by William Ward | 57-60 |
| 01:17 | Samford | Robert Kohler hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kyle Shephard | 57-62 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | John McLead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-62 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Paul Sturges grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Samford | Paul Sturges is hacked by Thomas Morrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Zwanzig (PF) Dikembe Acri | |
| 00:46 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:46 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | William Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Paul Sturges is hacked by Thomas Morrison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:38 | Samford | Paul Sturges makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | John McLead grabs the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | William Ward is fouled on the floor by Kyle Shephard - foul #3 on Kyle Shephard, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dikembe Acri (PF) Joseph Zwanzig | |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | William Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Robert Kohler is hacked by Thomas Morrison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Zwanzig (PF) Dikembe Acri | |
| 00:23 | Samford | Robert Kohler makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:23 | Samford | Robert Kohler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:15 | Samford | John Sutton pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | John Sutton is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Morrison - foul #5 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG) Thomas Morrison | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:13 | Samford | John Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:13 | Samford | John Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Sutton - foul #2 on John Sutton, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Davies (SG), Edward Atkins (SF), Jonathan Price (C) William Ward, Bryan Vroman, John McLead | |
| Subs | Samford | Ronald Zorc (PG), Bruce Leonetti (SG), Joel Bartee (SF), Michael Blanchard (PF), Ronald Phipps (C) Robert Kohler, Kyle Shephard, Paul Sturges, Joseph Zwanzig, John Sutton | |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:07 | Samford | Ronald Phipps grabs the board | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Samford | Ronald Zorc runs out the clock | 60-69 |