| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Sroka (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper inbounds the ball | 48-35 |
| 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 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | David Sroka pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico State | David Sroka snags the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 19:16 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 19:14 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:30 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jordan Cooper | 48-35 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 18:11 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell pulls down the rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-35 |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Jordan Cooper steps in front of the Lee Zorich pass | 51-35 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-35 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jordan Cooper - foul #1 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #1 | 51-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), Richard Smith (C) Jordan Cooper, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Carl Jordan (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants scores on a runner from close range | 54-39 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald McCants - foul #1 on Ronald McCants, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (SG) Raymond Griffin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (SG), James Solinski (PF) Lee Zorich, Hal Cox | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 15:14 | UC Irvine | James Solinski is hacked by Kenneth Bixler - foul #2 on Kenneth Bixler, team foul #2 | 56-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Breen (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF) Charles Gerth, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF) Ronald McCants, James Solinski | |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Paulsen | 56-41 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robin Keech - foul #3 on Robin Keech, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Norman Revell (C) David Sroka | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), James Shepherd (C) Donald Burd, Robin Keech | |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 14:55 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-41 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Alex Breen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Linwood Lindell | 59-41 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-41 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich grabs the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Steven Smith | 59-43 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell is fouled on the floor by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #3 | 59-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), David Sroka (PF) Linwood Lindell, Alex Breen, Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF) Carl Jordan | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper buries a jump hook from the left block | 61-43 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Smith | 61-46 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin loses the dribble to Hal Cox | 61-46 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox hits the finger roll | 61-48 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | James Shepherd blocks the short jumper by Raymond Griffin | 61-48 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lee Zorich | 61-48 |
| 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) | |
| 12:22 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #3 on Steven Smith, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF) Jordan Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (SG), Carl Jordan (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 3 reb. C - Norman Revell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 62-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG) Donald Burd | |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan clanks a turnaround from the right block | 62-48 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 10:40 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-48 |
| 10:38 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan hits the follow up shot | 62-50 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Griffin | 64-50 |
| 10:09 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald McCants | 64-50 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | David Sroka is called for the reach on Carl Jordan - foul #3 on David Sroka, team foul #3 | 64-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Jordan Cooper (SF) Raymond Griffin, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Ronald McCants, Carl Jordan, Robin Keech | |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Smith | 64-52 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Hal Cox is called for the reach on Linwood Lindell - foul #2 on Hal Cox, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (SF) Hal Cox | |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 66-52 |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by David Sroka - foul #4 on David Sroka, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, David Sroka | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan (SF) Lee Zorich | |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 09:00 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin grabs the board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell scores on a floater from close range set up by Kenneth Bixler | 71-54 |
| 07:57 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith blows the layup | 71-54 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Bixler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Burd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Norman Revell - foul #1 on Norman Revell, team foul #5 | 74-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander (SF), David Sroka (PF) Jordan Cooper, Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich (SG), Hal Cox (SF), Robin Keech (C) Donald Burd, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 07:08 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell pulls down the rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses long on a floater from the right wing | 74-55 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Hal Cox gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Steven Smith is denied by David Sroka | 74-55 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell grabs the defensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Gerth | 76-55 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on David Sroka - foul #5 on David Sroka, team foul #6 | 76-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Alex Breen (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Gerald Alberto (C) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Alexander, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG) Steven Smith | |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 76-56 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith double dribbles | 76-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (PF) Gerald Alberto | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Paulsen (PF) Carl Jordan | |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Jordan Cooper - foul #2 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #7 | 76-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Robin Keech | |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 2nd free throw | 76-58 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 3rd free throw | 76-59 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-59 |
| 04:52 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 76-59 |
| 04:47 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses short on a runner from the baseline | 76-59 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-59 |
| 04:38 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hal Cox | 76-62 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith misses long on a floater in the lane | 76-62 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler snags the offensive board | 76-62 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell is called for traveling | 76-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Alex Breen, Jordan Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich is hacked by Raymond Griffin - foul #2 on Raymond Griffin, team foul #8 | 76-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Carl Jordan (C) Ronald McCants, James Shepherd | |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Lee Zorich misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Zorich (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Hal Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin is fouled on the floor by Lee Zorich - foul #3 on Lee Zorich, team foul #6 | 76-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander (SF) Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Burd (PF), Robin Keech (C) Hal Cox, James Paulsen | |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 76-63 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan gets the rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF) Kenneth Alexander, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Hal Cox (SF), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan, Donald Burd, Robin Keech | |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 76-63 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Alex Breen (SG), Kenneth Alexander (SF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Jordan Cooper, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants (PG), Donald Burd (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), James Solinski (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Lee Zorich, Hal Cox, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | James Solinski clanks a turnaround from the right block | 76-63 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Ronald McCants is called for the reach on Linwood Lindell - foul #2 on Ronald McCants, team foul #7 | 76-63 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | Donald Burd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 78-63 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Alex Breen misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 78-63 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler tips it in | 80-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is hacked by Kenneth Alexander - foul #2 on Kenneth Alexander, team foul #9 | 80-63 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 80-65 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | James Solinski gets the rebound | 80-65 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | James Solinski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald McCants | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell runs out the clock | 80-67 |