| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferey Joyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Deleo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Birdsall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Gardella (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke inbounds the ball | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella grabs the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke is called for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (PG), Walter Graves (SG), Bruce Flippen (SF), John Moser (C) Edward Davis, Jefferey Joyce, Justin Deleo, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Bruce Flippen grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Bruce Flippen can't finish the layup | 49-41 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Damon Burke | 49-43 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Bruce Flippen is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Jefferey Joyce (SG), Michael Curry (SF) James Knapp, Walter Graves, Bruce Flippen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris blows the layup | 49-43 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | John Moser gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Alvin Mancia - foul #2 on Alvin Mancia, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (PG), Randall Birdsall (SF) Edward Davis, Michael Curry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), Clifton Curry (PF) Damon Burke, Alvin Mancia | |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall misses the lay-in | 50-43 |
| 17:03 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 16:44 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella banks in the layup | 50-45 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | James Knapp loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Walter Graves (SG), Justin Deleo (SF) James Knapp, Jefferey Joyce, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (PG), Michael Masse (SG), Damon Burke (SF), Alvin Mancia (PF), James Graves (C) Paul Millsaps, Steven Harris, Frank Anderson, Clifton Curry, Charles Gardella | |
| 16:03 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Masse, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Deleo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Moser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeff Cissell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Masse (fresh) SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell (SG), Michael Curry (SF) Walter Graves, Justin Deleo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | James Graves gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | James Graves is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Graves, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo (SF), Gabriel Rossi (C) Michael Curry, John Moser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps (PG), Steven Harris (SG) Jeff Cissell, Michael Masse | |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps double dribbles | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), Randall Birdsall (SF), John Moser (C) Edward Davis, Justin Deleo, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), Clifton Curry (PF), Charles Gardella (C) Damon Burke, Alvin Mancia, James Graves | |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | John Moser loses the dribble to Paul Millsaps | 50-45 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Walter Graves takes the ball from Steven Harris | 50-45 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Graves | 52-45 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry buries a turnaround from the right block | 52-47 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 52-47 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Clifton Curry | 54-49 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | John Moser can't finish the layup | 54-49 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Gardella | 54-49 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps is fouled on the floor by Walter Graves - foul #1 on Walter Graves, team foul #1 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Justin Deleo (SF), Gabriel Rossi (C) Walter Graves, Randall Birdsall, John Moser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (PG), Michael Masse (SG), Damon Burke (SF), Alvin Mancia (PF), James Graves (C) Paul Millsaps, Steven Harris, Frank Anderson, Clifton Curry, Charles Gardella | |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | Jamaal Russell steals the ball from Michael Masse | 54-49 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamaal Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Justin Deleo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeff Cissell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Masse (fresh) SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Graves (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Justin Deleo is called for the reach on Damon Burke - foul #2 on Justin Deleo, team foul #2 | 57-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (PG), Bruce Flippen (SF) Edward Davis, Justin Deleo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell hits a floater from the free throw line set up by James Graves | 57-51 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Bruce Flippen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly connects on the shot near the basket | 59-51 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeff Cissell | 59-53 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly is hacked by Michael Masse - foul #2 on Michael Masse, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Michael Curry (SF), Randall Birdsall (C) James Knapp, Bruce Flippen, Tony Kelly | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Charles Gardella (C) Jeff Cissell, Michael Masse, James Graves | |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell is hacked by Alvin Mancia - foul #3 on Alvin Mancia, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo (SF), John Moser (C) Michael Curry, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:56 | New Mexico State | John Moser scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Davis | 61-53 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia clanks a shot from the right side | 61-53 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | John Moser can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-53 |
| 09:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke's fadeaway is rejected by John Moser | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:49 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 08:48 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke can't finish the layup | 61-53 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | Alvin Mancia is called for the reach on Jamaal Russell - foul #4 on Alvin Mancia, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (PG), Michael Curry (SF), Tony Kelly (PF), Randall Birdsall (C) Edward Davis, Justin Deleo, Gabriel Rossi, John Moser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), Clifton Curry (PF) Damon Burke, Alvin Mancia | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | James Knapp misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-53 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 08:08 | New Mexico State | James Knapp connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jamaal Russell | 63-55 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Curry | 63-55 |
| 07:39 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 63-55 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Knapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamaal Russell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Curry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Randall Birdsall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifton Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Gardella (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses the easy layup | 63-55 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall's pass is intercepted by Paul Millsaps | 63-55 |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps throws it down | 63-57 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly connects on the shot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Millsaps and the foul's on Tony Kelly - foul #3 on Tony Kelly, team foul #3 | 65-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Bruce Flippen (SF) James Knapp, Michael Curry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (PG), James Graves (C) Paul Millsaps, Charles Gardella | |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 65-60 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | James Graves hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Steven Harris steals it from Edward Davis in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry is fouled on the floor by Tony Kelly - foul #4 on Tony Kelly, team foul #4 | 65-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo (SF), John Moser (C) Bruce Flippen, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Masse (SG), Damon Burke (SF), Alvin Mancia (PF) Steven Harris, Frank Anderson, Clifton Curry | |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell is hacked by Justin Deleo - foul #3 on Justin Deleo, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi (PF) Tony Kelly | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeff Cissell | 65-65 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-65 |
| 05:50 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | James Graves misses the lay-in | 65-65 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | John Moser snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-65 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-65 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia snags the offensive board | 65-65 |
| 04:40 | UC Irvine | James Graves hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Cissell | 65-67 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | James Graves is called for the reach on Edward Davis - foul #4 on James Graves, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Flippen (SF), Tony Kelly (PF), Randall Birdsall (C) Justin Deleo, Gabriel Rossi, John Moser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Frank Anderson (SF), Clifton Curry (PF), Charles Gardella (C) Jeff Cissell, Michael Masse, Damon Burke, Alvin Mancia, James Graves | |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | Jamaal Russell steals the ball from Charles Gardella | 66-67 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico State | Paul Millsaps takes the ball from Edward Davis | 66-67 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-67 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Randall Birdsall | 66-67 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly is hacked by Steven Harris - foul #2 on Steven Harris, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), Michael Curry (SF) Edward Davis, Bruce Flippen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Walter Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamaal Russell (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Curry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Randall Birdsall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifton Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Gardella (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Curry steals the ball from Frank Anderson | 68-67 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Walter Graves lays it in on a great pass from Michael Curry | 70-67 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry loses the dribble to Tony Kelly | 70-67 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 70-67 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (PG), Bruce Flippen (SF), John Moser (C) Walter Graves, Michael Curry, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Damon Burke (SF), Alvin Mancia (PF) Frank Anderson, Clifton Curry | |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Bruce Flippen - foul #1 on Bruce Flippen, team foul #6 | 70-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo (SF), Randall Birdsall (C) Bruce Flippen, John Moser | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell is whistled for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Davis (PG), Bruce Flippen (SF), Gabriel Rossi (C) James Knapp, Justin Deleo, Randall Birdsall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Mancia | 70-70 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke grabs the board | 70-70 |
| 01:21 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-70 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bruce Flippen | 70-70 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis is fouled on the floor by Charles Gardella - foul #3 on Charles Gardella, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo (SF), Randall Birdsall (C) Bruce Flippen, Gabriel Rossi | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Harris - foul #3 on Steven Harris, team foul #10 | 72-70 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jefferey Joyce (SG), Michael Curry (SF) Jamaal Russell, Justin Deleo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Steven Harris is called for the reach on Edward Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Harris, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-70 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Steven Harris - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #7 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamaal Russell (SG), Justin Deleo (SF) Jefferey Joyce, Michael Curry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Paul Millsaps is called for the reach on Randall Birdsall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Millsaps, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jefferey Joyce (SG), Michael Curry (SF) Jamaal Russell, Justin Deleo | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Randall Birdsall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Millsaps | 76-73 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Jefferey Joyce is hacked by Steven Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Harris, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (SG) Steven Harris | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Jefferey Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Jefferey Joyce makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell misses long on a fullcourt shot | 78-73 |