| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Roland Neal (fresh) SG - Winford Payne (fresh) SF - Noel Hamblin (fresh) PF - Richard Green (fresh) C - Jim Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) SG - Paul West (fresh) SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) C - Daniel Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Jim Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Idaho | Winford Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Richard Green - foul #1 on Richard Green, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Idaho | Richard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:26 | Idaho | Winford Payne is hacked by Paul West - foul #1 on Paul West, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:15 | Idaho | Roland Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:13 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin gets the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:33 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall is fouled on the floor by Noel Hamblin - foul #1 on Noel Hamblin, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 17:13 | Idaho | Jim Williams gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:07 | Idaho | Winford Payne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-1 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 16:52 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:32 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Marshall | 2-3 |
| 16:15 | Idaho | Richard Green clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Cole - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Idaho | Stephen Altman (SG), Steve Carson (SF) Winford Payne, Noel Hamblin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:15 | Idaho | Richard Green makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:15 | Idaho | Richard Green makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Richard Green | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Roland Neal (fresh) SG - Stephen Altman (fresh) SF - Steve Carson (fresh) PF - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul West (fresh) SF - Eric Marshall (fresh) PF - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Idaho | Richard Green clanks a shot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 15:45 | Idaho | Steve Carson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:25 | Idaho | Jim Williams drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Altman | 6-3 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall gets the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Roland Neal takes the ball from Daniel Hall | 6-3 |
| 14:45 | Idaho | Roland Neal lays it in | 8-3 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 14:34 | Idaho | Jim Williams snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:19 | Idaho | Roland Neal knocks in the 3 from straight away | 11-3 |
| 13:53 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Hall | 11-6 |
| 13:33 | Idaho | Stephen Altman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 11-6 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:30 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Neal - foul #1 on Roland Neal, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Idaho | Winford Payne (SG), Noel Hamblin (SF), Tony Schwend (PF) Roland Neal, Richard Green, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG), Richard Grantham (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), James Jones (PF), Anthony Dollard (C) Adam Dieter, Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole, Daniel Hall | |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau knocks in the shot in the paint | 11-8 |
| 13:02 | Idaho | Winford Payne connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Altman | 13-8 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 12:49 | Idaho | Tony Schwend pulls down the rebound | 13-8 |
| 12:30 | Idaho | Steve Carson travels with the ball | 13-8 |
| Subs | Idaho | Jim Texeira (PF) Steve Carson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham knocks in the jumper from the left side | 13-10 |
| 11:43 | Idaho | Stephen Altman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Stephen Altman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Winford Payne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noel Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Texeira (fresh) C - Tony Schwend (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Schultz (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Anthony Dollard (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Schultz | 13-12 |
| 11:09 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Aaron Schultz - foul #1 on Aaron Schultz, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Idaho | Roland Neal (PG), Richard Green (PF), Jim Williams (C) Stephen Altman, Jim Texeira, Tony Schwend | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Paul West (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF) Troy Parenteau, Richard Grantham, Aaron Schultz, James Jones | |
| 11:09 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:09 | Idaho | Richard Green gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:03 | Idaho | Adam Dieter steals the ball from Jim Williams | 14-12 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Noel Hamblin denies the turnaround by Anthony Dollard | 14-12 |
| 10:41 | Idaho | Richard Green pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:22 | Idaho | Winford Payne connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Neal | 17-12 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Marshall | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin double dribbles | 17-15 |
| Subs | Idaho | Stephen Altman (SG), Steve Carson (SF) Winford Payne, Noel Hamblin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (C) Anthony Dollard | |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Paul West comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:37 | Idaho | Richard Green snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Idaho | The jump hook by Jim Williams is blocked by Daniel Hall | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | Idaho | Richard Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:02 | Idaho | Richard Green clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-15 |
| 09:01 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Eric Marshall | 17-15 |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | Paul West is hacked by Stephen Altman - foul #1 on Stephen Altman, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Dieter | 17-15 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul West | 17-18 |
| 08:25 | Idaho | Stephen Altman comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Paul West - foul #2 on Paul West, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Idaho | Winford Payne (SG) Roland Neal | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Jones (SG), Aaron Schultz (SF), Anthony Dollard (PF) Paul West, Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole | |
| 08:25 | Idaho | Stephen Altman misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:25 | Idaho | Stephen Altman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Steve Carson - foul #1 on Steve Carson, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Idaho | Noel Hamblin (SF) Steve Carson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:01 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Williams | 21-19 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 07:47 | Idaho | Richard Green gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:35 | Idaho | Richard Green is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Roland Neal (PG) Stephen Altman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG) Adam Dieter | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Roland Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winford Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noel Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Troy Parenteau (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Jones (fresh) SF - Aaron Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Anthony Dollard (fresh) C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Idaho | Aaron Schultz is called for the reach on Noel Hamblin - foul #2 on Aaron Schultz, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Tony Schwend (C) Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF) Aaron Schultz, Daniel Hall | |
| 07:04 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 23-19 |
| 06:46 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 23-19 |
| 06:45 | Idaho | Richard Green grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:28 | Idaho | Richard Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Winford Payne - foul #1 on Winford Payne, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Idaho | Stephen Altman (SG), Steve Carson (SF), Jim Williams (C) Winford Payne, Noel Hamblin, Richard Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG) Troy Parenteau | |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 05:52 | Idaho | Roland Neal comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Marshall - foul #1 on Eric Marshall, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (C) Anthony Dollard | |
| 05:52 | Idaho | Roland Neal makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 05:52 | Idaho | Roland Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Jim Williams steals it from James Jones | 25-21 |
| 05:17 | Idaho | Daniel Hall picks off the pass by Steve Carson | 25-21 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Dieter | 25-23 |
| 04:38 | Idaho | Jim Williams misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #8 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Idaho | Winford Payne (SG), Noel Hamblin (SF), Richard Green (PF) Stephen Altman, Steve Carson, Tony Schwend | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham (SG), Anthony Dollard (PF) Eric Marshall, Kenneth Cole | |
| 04:38 | Idaho | Jim Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:38 | Idaho | Jim Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Adam Dieter | 26-25 |
| 03:54 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Hall | 26-25 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Richard Green takes the ball from Daniel Hall | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Roland Neal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Winford Payne (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noel Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jim Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Adam Dieter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Dollard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Idaho | James Jones denies the turnaround by Jim Williams | 26-25 |
| 02:57 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 02:56 | Idaho | Richard Green tips it home | 28-25 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Richard Grantham connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jones | 28-28 |
| 02:37 | Idaho | Winford Payne makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall is fouled on the floor by Richard Green - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Idaho | Stephen Altman (PG), Thomas Nicholson (SG), Steve Carson (SF), Tony Schwend (C) Roland Neal, Winford Payne, Noel Hamblin, Jim Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau (PG), Paul West (SG), Eric Marshall (SF), Kenneth Cole (PF) Adam Dieter, Richard Grantham, James Jones, Anthony Dollard | |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 02:10 | Idaho | Steve Carson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole is hacked by Stephen Altman - foul #2 on Stephen Altman, team foul #8 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Beaver (C) Daniel Hall | |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:44 | Idaho | Thomas Nicholson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-32 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | Paul Beaver grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Richard Green swats the short shot by Paul Beaver | 34-32 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Beaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Paul West can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 34-32 |
| 01:05 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Steve Carson | 34-32 |
| 00:52 | Idaho | Paul Beaver steps in front of the Stephen Altman pass | 34-32 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tony Schwend - foul #1 on Tony Schwend, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Idaho | Roland Neal (PG), Winford Payne (SG), Noel Hamblin (SF), Jim Williams (C) Stephen Altman, Thomas Nicholson, Steve Carson, Richard Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Dollard (C) Paul Beaver | |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Troy Parenteau makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Idaho | Noel Hamblin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 00:24 | Idaho | Winford Payne grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 00:01 | Idaho | Tony Schwend makes the driving attempt in the paint | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Paul West clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-33 |