| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wong (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | William Wong makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Nathan Burke | 27-33 |
| 19:23 | UC Irvine | Gregory Denton denies the turnaround by Jim Rumph | 27-33 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gregory Denton | 27-33 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Nathan Burke | 29-33 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Barry Cantrell - foul #1 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Denton, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Caldwell | 29-35 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | William Wong swats the layup by Brian Wright | 29-35 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Stevenson - foul #2 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jim Rumph | 31-35 |
| 17:27 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell's pass is intercepted by Barry Cantrell | 31-35 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell jams it | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis is hacked by Frank Rhodes - foul #3 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Steve Baxley (PF), Donald Peake (C) Barry Cantrell, William Wong, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (PG), Paul Moore (SG), Clark Jett (PF) Brian Wright, Frank Rhodes, Jim Rumph | |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:11 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kris Dean | 33-40 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake is denied on a layup by Clark Jett | 33-40 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Peake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kris Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore tips it home | 33-42 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Kris Dean | 35-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-44 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 13:57 | UC Irvine | Paul Moore misses the tip | 35-44 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-44 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Martz | 38-44 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Herbert Martz - foul #1 on Herbert Martz, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, Donald Peake | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Jim Rumph (PF) Paul Moore, Charles Stevenson, Clark Jett | |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 13:27 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | William Wong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jim Rumph - foul #1 on Jim Rumph, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (SF) Kris Dean | |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | William Wong misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | William Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Fred Sullivan and he's fouled by Edward Caldwell - foul #2 on Edward Caldwell, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF) Steve Baxley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jim Rumph | 41-49 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Brian Wright - foul #1 on Brian Wright, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Moore (SF) Sean Hyder | |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke tips it in | 43-49 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Fred Sullivan steals it from Frank Rhodes | 43-49 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell slams it home set up by Fred Sullivan | 45-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Wong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Rumph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Cantrell | 48-49 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | Nathan Burke is called for the reach on Brian Wright - foul #2 on Nathan Burke, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), Steve Baxley (SF), Donald Peake (PF) Barry Cantrell, Fred Sullivan, Nathan Burke, William Wong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson (SF), Clark Jett (PF), Kris Dean (C) Paul Moore, Jim Rumph, Edward Caldwell | |
| 10:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Karl Pell (C) Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder (PF) Brian Wright | |
| 09:41 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Karl Pell pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:12 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Sean Hyder tips it home | 51-51 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Charles Stevenson steals it from Herbert Martz | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Karl Pell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the shot from the right block | 51-53 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sean Hyder | 51-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Peake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Pell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kris Dean (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Rhodes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Stevenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Hyder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clark Jett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Charles Stevenson drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kris Dean | 51-58 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-58 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley tips it but misses | 51-58 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake hits the follow up shot | 53-58 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kris Dean, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), Nathan Burke (SF), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Matthew Duplantis, Steve Baxley, Donald Peake, Karl Pell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG), James Swopes (SG), Paul Moore (SF), Jim Rumph (PF), Edward Caldwell (C) Kris Dean, Frank Rhodes, Charles Stevenson, Sean Hyder, Clark Jett | |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Cantrell | 55-58 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | James Swopes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SG) James Swopes | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Burke | 58-58 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis (SG) Fred Sullivan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF) Kris Dean, Paul Moore | |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Barry Cantrell | 60-58 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Stevenson | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell is hacked by Charles Stevenson - foul #3 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley (PF) William Wong | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clark Jett (PF) Jim Rumph | |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Edward Caldwell | 60-61 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | Brian Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 03:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gregory Denton | 60-61 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Clark Jett denies the turnaround by Gregory Denton | 60-61 |
| 03:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Wright | 60-61 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | Barry Cantrell steps in front of the Brian Wright pass in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Burke | 62-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Denton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clark Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Steve Baxley - foul #2 on Steve Baxley, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), William Wong (PF), Donald Peake (C) Barry Cantrell, Nathan Burke, Gregory Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (PG), Paul Moore (SG), Jim Rumph (PF) Brian Wright, Frank Rhodes, Edward Caldwell | |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Clark Jett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF) Donald Peake | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes (SG), Edward Caldwell (C) Paul Moore, Clark Jett | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke can't connect on a runner from close range | 62-62 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | William Wong blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | Kris Dean drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Frank Rhodes | 62-64 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Steve Baxley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wright (PG) Kris Dean | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Stevenson | 62-66 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | William Wong steals it from Frank Rhodes | 62-66 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | William Wong clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-66 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | William Wong gets the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-68 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell is hacked by Matthew Duplantis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Edward Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #4 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Cantrell - foul #4 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Barry Cantrell | 69-72 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Duplantis - foul #5 on Matthew Duplantis, team foul #11 | 69-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (SG) Matthew Duplantis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-74 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Jim Rumph grabs the defensive rebound | 69-74 |