| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Keith Langan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | William Trotta comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julian Cole | 34-37 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | George Holder hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by William Trotta - foul #1 on William Trotta, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-39 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu lays it up and in set up by George Holder and the foul's on Gary Lucero - foul #1 on Gary Lucero, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:20 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Yong Chu | 40-39 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | George Holder is fouled on the floor by Keith Langan - foul #1 on Keith Langan, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG), John Longwell (PF) Keith Langan, Gary Lucero | |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Holder | 42-39 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Harvey | 42-41 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | William Trotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) William Trotta, George Holder, Ronald Mellon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (SG), William Saldivar (SF), David Mayer (C) Julian Cole, Eugene Harvey, Peter Fallin | |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn banks in the layup on a great pass from Leland Alligood | 42-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leland Alligood (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Saldivar (fresh) PF - John Longwell (fresh) C - David Mayer (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | John Longwell connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Conn and the foul's on Yong Chu - foul #3 on Yong Chu, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Langan (SG), Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF) Leland Alligood, William Saldivar, David Mayer | |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | John Longwell misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG) Alan Lamb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the fadeaway from the left block | 42-47 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF) Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Julian Cole (PG), Peter Fallin (C) Jeremy Conn, John Longwell | |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan knocks in the jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | George Holder buries a shot from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 13:52 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-49 |
| 13:51 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:35 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Julian Cole, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG), John Longwell (PF) Keith Langan, Gary Lucero | |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | George Holder hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Trotta | 47-49 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Ronald Mellon steals it from Julian Cole | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier can't connect on a floater from the right block | 47-49 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | John Longwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin tips it home | 47-51 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon loses the dribble to Julian Cole | 47-51 |
| 12:01 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn hits the finger roll set up by Julian Cole | 47-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holder (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Longwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Fallin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier snags the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | John Longwell swats the short shot by Ronny Hubbell | 47-53 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Peter Fallin hits a jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | George Holder is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Holder, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Roberto Costa (C) William Trotta, George Holder, Ronald Mellon, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Langan (SG), William Saldivar (SF), Gary Lucero (PF), David Mayer (C) Julian Cole, Eugene Harvey, John Longwell, Peter Fallin | |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero hits a shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Conn | 47-57 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is fouled on the floor by David Mayer - foul #2 on David Mayer, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG) Jeremy Conn | |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | David Mayer steps in front of the Robert Boykin pass | 47-57 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero is denied on a layup by Roberto Costa | 47-57 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Leland Alligood and he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (SF) Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG) Leland Alligood | |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-62 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | David Mayer pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar travels with the ball | 47-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), George Holder (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF) Alan Lamb, Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Julian Cole (PG), Peter Fallin (C) William Saldivar, David Mayer | |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | William Trotta connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by George Holder | 50-62 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa is hacked by Julian Cole - foul #2 on Julian Cole, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey (SF) Jeremy Conn | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the offensive board | 50-62 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holder (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Langan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lucero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Julian Cole connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 07:15 | UC Irvine | Gary Lucero pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #5 | 50-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) William Trotta, George Holder, Ronald Mellon, Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG), John Longwell (PF), David Mayer (C) Julian Cole, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell blows the layup | 50-66 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Mayer | 50-66 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | John Longwell misses the turnaround from the right block | 50-66 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Barrier | 53-66 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Conn | 53-69 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-69 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-69 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | John Longwell dunks the ball on a great pass from Keith Langan and he's hacked by Robert Boykin - foul #1 on Robert Boykin, team foul #6 | 55-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), George Holder (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell, Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Julian Cole (PG), William Saldivar (SF), Peter Fallin (C) Keith Langan, Eugene Harvey, David Mayer | |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | John Longwell makes the free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the tip | 55-72 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Peter Fallin | 55-72 |
| 04:15 | UC Irvine | Roberto Costa swats the short shot by Peter Fallin | 55-72 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Holder | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn is fouled on the floor by Yong Chu - foul #4 on Yong Chu, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eugene Harvey (SF), Gary Lucero (PF) William Saldivar, John Longwell | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holder (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Julian Cole (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Harvey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Lucero (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Peter Fallin (fresh) 10 pts. 14 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon is fouled on the floor by Julian Cole - foul #3 on Julian Cole, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) William Trotta, George Holder, Ronald Mellon, Yong Chu, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood (PG), Philip Gibson (SG), William Saldivar (SF), David Mayer (PF), John Longwell (C) Julian Cole, Jeremy Conn, Eugene Harvey, Gary Lucero, Peter Fallin | |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Alan Lamb | 60-74 |
| 02:45 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 60-74 |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson misses the tip | 60-74 |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-74 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-74 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | David Mayer is called for the reach on Gonzalo Gonzales - foul #3 on David Mayer, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | David Mayer snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson can't throw it down | 60-74 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin pulls down the rebound | 60-74 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Boykin and he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG) Philip Gibson | |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | David Mayer grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | Ronny Hubbell picks off the pass by Jeremy Conn | 62-74 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Leland Alligood is called for the reach on Robert Boykin - foul #2 on Leland Alligood, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 01:14 | UC Irvine | William Saldivar pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 01:08 | UC Irvine | John Longwell hits the follow up shot | 62-76 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Leland Alligood connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-78 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn grabs the board | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn runs out the clock | 62-78 |