| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Nathan Burke - foul #1 on Nathan Burke, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-39 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke tips it in | 28-39 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph loses the dribble to Ronnie Loyd | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Rhodes - foul #1 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:26 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes drills a 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke is fouled on the floor by Jim Rumph - foul #3 on Jim Rumph, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (PG), William Wong (PF) Barry Cantrell, Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #2 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton (C) Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SF) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Frank Rhodes steps in front of the Nathan Burke pass | 30-42 |
| 16:27 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean slams it home set up by Frank Rhodes | 30-44 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Fred Sullivan | 32-44 |
| 16:03 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Sean Hyder is blocked by Gregory Denton | 32-44 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | William Wong snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Wong (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Denton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by William Wong | 35-44 |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean's pass is intercepted by Fred Sullivan | 35-44 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis drills a jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean blows the dunk | 37-44 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | William Wong pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Fred Sullivan steals it from Justin Hinojosa | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke connects on the jump hook from the left block | 39-44 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell tips it in | 39-46 |
| 13:34 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Fred Sullivan | 41-46 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa makes the fadeaway from the left block | 41-48 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton tips it in | 43-48 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes tips it in | 43-50 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | William Wong clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Sean Hyder - foul #1 on Sean Hyder, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Jared Douthit (SG), Bernard Potter (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Fred Sullivan, Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), James Swopes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Clark Jett (C) Justin Hinojosa, Frank Rhodes, Kris Dean, Sean Hyder, Edward Caldwell | |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | William Wong makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | William Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph banks in the layup | 45-52 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-52 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Douthit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Swopes (fresh) SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Clark Jett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett can't finish the layup | 45-52 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | William Wong misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter lays it in set up by Jared Douthit | 47-52 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Barry Cantrell takes the ball from Clark Jett | 47-52 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Barry Cantrell | 49-52 |
| 10:47 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Cantrell - foul #2 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #2 | 49-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (SG) William Wong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (SG) James Swopes | |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 10:23 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter makes the runner from the right block set up by Barry Cantrell | 51-55 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Jared Douthit swats the layup by Jim Rumph | 51-55 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | Jared Douthit grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clark Jett - foul #4 on Clark Jett, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis (SG), Nathan Burke (SF) Fred Sullivan, Jared Douthit | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Sean Hyder (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Justin Hinojosa, Jim Rumph, Clark Jett | |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Heath Cordell | 52-57 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Ronnie Loyd | 54-57 |
| 09:14 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell tips it in | 54-59 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-59 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter is fouled on the floor by Charles Stevenson - foul #2 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (PG), Steve Baxley (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Barry Cantrell, Bernard Potter, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Kris Dean (SF), Jim Rumph (PF) Heath Cordell, Charles Stevenson, Sean Hyder | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Baxley | 57-59 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Gregory Denton - foul #2 on Gregory Denton, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| 08:08 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell buries a shot near the basket set up by Justin Hinojosa | 57-61 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke double dribbles | 57-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jared Douthit (SG) Matthew Duplantis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jared Douthit (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) C - Gregory Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kris Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Rhodes | 57-64 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jim Rumph - foul #4 on Jim Rumph, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (C) Edward Caldwell | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph blows the dunk | 59-64 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-64 |
| 06:31 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 06:18 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett misses the easy layup | 59-64 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Steve Baxley | 59-64 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Jared Douthit misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kris Dean | 59-64 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Justin Hinojosa | 59-66 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), Bernard Potter (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Fred Sullivan, Jared Douthit, Steve Baxley, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Edward Caldwell (C) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean, Clark Jett | |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 59-66 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Barry Cantrell | 61-66 |
| 04:12 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Heath Cordell | 61-68 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Barry Cantrell | 63-68 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Ronnie Loyd is called for the reach on Heath Cordell - foul #2 on Ronnie Loyd, team foul #4 | 63-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wong (SF) Nathan Burke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (SG), Jim Rumph (PF) Frank Rhodes, Clark Jett | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses the easy layup | 63-68 |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell can't tip it in | 63-68 |
| 03:13 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa gets the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 03:05 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa is hacked by Matthew Duplantis - foul #3 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (PG), Steve Baxley (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Barry Cantrell, Bernard Potter, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF) Charles Stevenson | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Justin Hinojosa in the backcourt | 63-68 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Nathan Burke (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Fred Sullivan, William Wong, Steve Baxley, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean | |
| 02:23 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell loses the dribble to Ronnie Loyd | 63-68 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-68 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd tips it back up and in | 65-68 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is whistled for a carry | 65-68 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Edward Caldwell is blocked by Bernard Potter | 65-68 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-68 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke tips it but misses | 65-68 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Matthew Duplantis is called for the reach on Charles Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is hacked by Matthew Duplantis - foul #5 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (SG) Matthew Duplantis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan double dribbles | 65-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF), Clark Jett (C) Charles Stevenson, Edward Caldwell | |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Frank Rhodes picks off the pass by Nathan Burke | 65-70 |
| 00:17 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter pulls down the rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Burke | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Sullivan - foul #3 on Fred Sullivan, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson (SF), Edward Caldwell (C) Kris Dean, Clark Jett | |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bernard Potter | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |