| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fresh) SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) PF - Christopher Reeves (fresh) C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) SG - Gary Willis (fresh) SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Spears | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Abernathy, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jonathon Samborski - foul #1 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips misses the tip | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Christopher Reeves | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Willis - foul #1 on Gary Willis, team foul #3 | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 18:00 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski tips it but misses | 7-0 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger double dribbles | 7-0 |
| 17:45 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski blows the layup | 7-0 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger's pass is intercepted by Joseph Abernathy | 7-0 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves gets the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Spears | 9-0 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips is fouled on the floor by Christopher Reeves - foul #1 on Christopher Reeves, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG), Kendall Hern (SG), Brant Cooper (SF), Kendall Custer (PF), Jonathan Norwood (C) Brian Spears, Bradley Lombard, Craig Kruger, Christopher Reeves, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), William Vickers (SG), Cory Miller (SF) Samuel Rees, Gary Willis, Ivan Phillips | |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | David Hill tips it but misses | 9-0 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy tips it home | 9-2 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-2 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-2 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steven Maglio (fresh) SG - Kendall Hern (fresh) SF - Brant Cooper (fresh) PF - Kendall Custer (fresh) C - Jonathan Norwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - David Hill (fresh) SG - William Vickers (fresh) SF - Cory Miller (fresh) PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the shot from just outside the lane | 9-2 |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-2 |
| 15:39 | UC Irvine | William Vickers double dribbles | 9-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG), Craig Kruger (SF) Kendall Hern, Brant Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), Gary Willis (SG), Robert Nash (PF) William Vickers, Joseph Abernathy, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears clanks a 3 from the left corner | 9-2 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robert Nash | 9-2 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | David Hill knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Gary Willis | 9-4 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Gary Willis steals the ball from Brian Spears | 9-4 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis lays it in | 9-6 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio misses long on a 3 from straight away | 9-6 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard (SG), Christopher Reeves (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Steven Maglio, Kendall Custer, Jonathan Norwood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Joseph Burchett, Gary Willis, Robert Nash, Cory Miller | |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Brian Spears and the foul's on Jonathon Samborski - foul #2 on Jonathon Samborski, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern (SF) Craig Kruger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Jonathon Samborski | |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard misses the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger gets the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves is called for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Reeves, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (PG), Kendall Custer (PF) Brian Spears, Christopher Reeves | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Vickers (SG) David Hill | |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy comes up short on the shot in the lane | 11-6 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Vickers - foul #1 on William Vickers, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger (SF) Kendall Hern | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG) William Vickers | |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:52 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Nash | 12-11 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steven Maglio (fresh) SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kendall Custer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger hits a jumper in the lane set up by Bradley Lombard | 14-11 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips hits a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Bradley Lombard - foul #1 on Bradley Lombard, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG), Jonathan Norwood (PF) Steven Maglio, Kendall Custer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Cory Miller (C) Joseph Abernathy | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis lays it in on a nice dish by Ivan Phillips and the foul's on Bradley Lombard - foul #2 on Bradley Lombard, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (SG), Brant Cooper (PF) Bradley Lombard, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG), David Hill (SF), William Vickers (PF) Samuel Rees, Ivan Phillips, Robert Nash | |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger tips it back up and in | 16-17 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer (PF) Brant Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy (PF) William Vickers | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Maglio | 18-17 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis comes up short on the shot from the right side | 18-17 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Brian Spears | 20-17 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Craig Kruger picks off the pass by Gary Willis | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger jams it | 22-17 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Maglio - foul #1 on Steven Maglio, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern (SF), Brant Cooper (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Craig Kruger, Kendall Custer, Jonathan Norwood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Robert Nash (C) Joseph Burchett, David Hill, Cory Miller | |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Steven Maglio | 24-19 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis clanks a runner from the left block | 24-19 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Ivan Phillips blocks the jumper by Jack Eppinger | 24-19 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kendall Hern | 24-19 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis grabs the board | 24-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Maglio (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kendall Hern (fresh) PF - Brant Cooper (fresh) C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Willis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Brant Cooper - foul #1 on Brant Cooper, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Gills (SG), Craig Kruger (SF), Kendall Custer (PF) Brian Spears, Steven Maglio, Brant Cooper | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG) Gary Willis | |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Hill - foul #1 on David Hill, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Vickers (SG), Cory Miller (C) Ivan Phillips, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Burchett (PG) Samuel Rees | |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Cross (PG) Kendall Hern | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:36 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer blows the layup | 26-21 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Cory Miller | 26-21 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | William Vickers is denied on a layup by Jack Eppinger | 26-21 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Joseph Burchett is called for the reach on Paul Cross - foul #1 on Joseph Burchett, team foul #7 | 26-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (SG), Jonathan Norwood (C) Bobby Gills, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees (PG), Ivan Phillips (SF) Joseph Burchett, Robert Nash | |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Paul Cross misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Cory Miller | 26-21 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | William Vickers hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Rees | 26-23 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | David Hill is called for the reach on Craig Kruger - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Spears (PG) Paul Cross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy (PF) David Hill | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | Brian Spears throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 03:58 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-23 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Norwood | 28-23 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-23 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Norwood tips it but misses | 28-23 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ivan Phillips | 28-23 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees hits a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Brian Spears - foul #1 on Brian Spears, team foul #7 | 28-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bradley Lombard (SG), Christopher Reeves (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Steven Maglio, Kendall Custer, Jonathan Norwood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Jonathon Samborski (C) William Vickers, Cory Miller | |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Samuel Rees makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bradley Lombard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Kruger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Reeves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Eppinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Samuel Rees (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Samborski takes the ball from Bradley Lombard | 28-26 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Abernathy | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Ivan Phillips pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy hits the finger roll | 28-30 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Rees - foul #1 on Samuel Rees, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern (SF) Craig Kruger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), Cory Miller (SF), Robert Nash (PF) Samuel Rees, Ivan Phillips, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses the runner near the basket | 30-30 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger is fouled on the floor by Gary Willis - foul #2 on Gary Willis, team foul #10 | 30-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William Vickers (SG) Gary Willis | |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Jack Eppinger makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bradley Lombard - foul #3 on Bradley Lombard, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Maglio (SG), Kendall Custer (PF), Jonathan Norwood (C) Bradley Lombard, Christopher Reeves, Jack Eppinger | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | William Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | William Vickers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kendall Custer | 32-31 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern's pass is intercepted by Jonathon Samborski | 32-31 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller is hacked by Kendall Hern - foul #1 on Kendall Hern, team foul #9 | 32-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brant Cooper (SF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Kendall Hern grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Kendall Custer connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Kendall Hern | 34-31 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Steven Maglio is called for the reach on David Hill - foul #2 on Steven Maglio, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Kruger (SF), Christopher Reeves (PF), Jack Eppinger (C) Brant Cooper, Kendall Custer, Jonathan Norwood | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Ivan Phillips (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) William Vickers, Cory Miller, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | David Hill misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | David Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Christopher Reeves misses long on a floater from the baseline | 34-32 |