| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Greg Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harris Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Faucher (fresh) PF - Patrick Chapell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-22 |
| 19:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Patrick Chapell | 35-22 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Wills | 35-25 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | James Wills misses the tip | 35-25 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | Gene Wallace picks off the pass by Patrick Chapell | 35-25 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill misses the lay-in | 35-25 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell is called for traveling | 35-25 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill comes up short on the runner in the lane | 35-25 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Stanley Owens | 35-25 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Owens | 35-28 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Wills | 35-31 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill is called for a backcourt violation | 35-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux (SG), Morris Green (SF), Michael Russell (PF), Michael Patterson (C) Greg Baker, Jonathan Waters, Leonard Gill, Brandon Burgess | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears (SG), Timothy Buchanan (SF), John Denning (PF), James Levin (C) Harris Herrington, Manuel Faucher, Patrick Chapell, Stanley Owens | |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Gene Wallace takes the ball from Darrel Boshears | 35-31 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Morris Green is hacked by Timothy Buchanan - foul #1 on Timothy Buchanan, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz (C) Gene Wallace | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:01 | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Allen Robichaux (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Morris Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Wills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Buchanan (fresh) PF - John Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | James Wills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to James Levin | 38-31 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | James Wills buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Darrel Boshears | 38-34 |
| 15:27 | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux is whistled for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Greg Baker (SG), Jonathan Waters (SF), Leonard Gill (PF) Morris Green, Michael Patterson, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Curtis Brey (PG), Manuel Faucher (SF), Stanley Owens (C) James Wills, Timothy Buchanan, James Levin | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | John Denning misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-34 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Allen Robichaux | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Waters - foul #2 on Jonathan Waters, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace (PG), Brandon Burgess (C) Allen Robichaux, Michael Russell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Wills (PG), Patrick Chapell (PF) Curtis Brey, John Denning | |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Gene Wallace is called for the reach on James Wills in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Wallace, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (SG) Darrel Boshears | |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Harris Herrington | 41-37 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Manuel Faucher takes the ball from Jonathan Waters | 41-37 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell loses the dribble to Brandon Burgess | 41-37 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters buries a driving attempt near the basket | 43-37 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:34 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | James Wills makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harris Herrington | 43-40 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Patrick Chapell - foul #2 on Patrick Chapell, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux (PG), Morris Green (SG), Michael Russell (PF), Michael Patterson (C) Gene Wallace, Greg Baker, Leonard Gill, Brandon Burgess | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Curtis Brey (PG), Darrel Boshears (SF), John Denning (PF), James Levin (C) James Wills, Manuel Faucher, Patrick Chapell, Stanley Owens | |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:06 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Waters - foul #3 on Jonathan Waters, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz (C) Jonathan Waters | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Allen Robichaux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morris Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Russell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Curtis Brey (fresh) SG - Harris Herrington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Denning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | James Levin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | John Denning makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Harris Herrington | 45-42 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Morris Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Allen Robichaux | 48-42 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Denning | 48-45 |
| 10:29 | UC Irvine | Harris Herrington steals it from Michael Russell | 48-45 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | James Levin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Russell pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 09:45 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 09:43 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz hits the follow up shot | 50-45 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Curtis Brey tips it in | 50-47 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux is fouled on the floor by Curtis Brey - foul #1 on Curtis Brey, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace (PG), Greg Baker (SG), Jonathan Waters (SF), Leonard Gill (PF), Brandon Burgess (C) Allen Robichaux, Morris Green, Michael Russell, Michael Patterson, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Wills (PG), Manuel Faucher (SF), Patrick Chapell (PF), Stanley Owens (C) Harris Herrington, Darrel Boshears, John Denning, James Levin | |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Owens - foul #3 on Stanley Owens, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:44 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Curtis Brey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:25 | UC Irvine | Brandon Burgess grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Chapell - foul #3 on Patrick Chapell, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rester (SG) Curtis Brey | |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell snags the offensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Greg Baker - foul #1 on Greg Baker, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears (SG) John Rester | |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:46 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Greg Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Wills (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Faucher (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Chapell (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill can't finish the layup | 52-47 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Darrel Boshears and he's hacked by Leonard Gill - foul #1 on Leonard Gill, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:49 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Greg Baker | 56-50 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 56-52 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill lays it up and in | 58-52 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters banks in the layup | 60-54 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gene Wallace | 62-54 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | James Wills can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace's pass is intercepted by Darrel Boshears | 62-54 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | James Wills hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrel Boshears | 62-56 |
| 04:25 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | James Wills can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Gill | 62-56 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Brandon Burgess snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Wallace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Greg Baker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Waters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Gill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Brandon Burgess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Wills (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Faucher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Chapell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker misses the shot in the paint | 62-56 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Brandon Burgess denies the turnaround by Darrel Boshears | 64-56 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Patrick Chapell is called for the reach on Gene Wallace - foul #4 on Patrick Chapell, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Allen Robichaux (PG), Morris Green (SG), Michael Russell (SF), Michael Patterson (PF), Timothy Konakowitz (C) Gene Wallace, Greg Baker, Jonathan Waters, Leonard Gill, Brandon Burgess | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Curtis Brey (PG), Harris Herrington (SG), Timothy Buchanan (SF), John Denning (PF), James Levin (C) James Wills, Darrel Boshears, Manuel Faucher, Patrick Chapell, Stanley Owens | |
| 02:36 | UC Irvine | Michael Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Wills (PG) Curtis Brey | |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Russell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace (PG), Greg Baker (SG), Leonard Gill (PF), Brandon Burgess (C) Allen Robichaux, Morris Green, Michael Patterson, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher (SF), Stanley Owens (C) Timothy Buchanan, James Levin | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 02:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Russell pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | James Wills steps in front of the Gene Wallace pass | 64-58 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | James Wills lays it in | 64-60 |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Leonard Gill comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker misses the tip | 64-60 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | James Wills gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Stanley Owens is called for the reach on Gene Wallace - foul #4 on Stanley Owens, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters (SF) Michael Russell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Chapell (PF) John Denning | |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Manuel Faucher is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Waters - foul #4 on Jonathan Waters, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | James Wills buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harris Herrington | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Gene Wallace clanks a turnaround near the basket | 66-65 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Leonard Gill blocks the short jumper by Patrick Chapell | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Stanley Owens tips it back up and in | 66-67 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Greg Baker comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 66-67 |