| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | James Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 44-31 |
| 19:23 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-31 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (PG), David Reese (SF), David Coughlan (C) Garry Ralston, Carmelo Johnson, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:19 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton banks in the layup set up by Timothy Hughes | 44-33 |
| 18:01 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | David Reese tips it home | 46-33 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-33 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode hits the follow up shot | 49-35 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez's floater is tipped away by Jefferson Eckenrode | 49-35 |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Adams | 49-38 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch hits the finger roll set up by William Schwegel and he's hacked by Peter Singleton - foul #2 on Peter Singleton, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Ronald Jones (C) William Schwegel, Clinton Nevarez, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (SF), Thomas Burks (PF), Joseph Messner (C) Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses the free throw | 51-38 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 15:59 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner tips it home | 51-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) C - Joseph Messner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 15:42 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Adams | 51-40 |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | James Adams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Messner | 51-43 |
| 15:05 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch is fouled on the floor by Thomas Burks - foul #2 on Thomas Burks, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Coughlan (PF) Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (PG), John Messer (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Peter Singleton, James Adams, Scott Johnson, Thomas Burks, Joseph Messner | |
| 14:48 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-43 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy Hughes, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG) David Reese | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:45 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stock - foul #2 on Patrick Stock, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (SF), Julian Veiga (PF) Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Scott Johnson (SF) Patrick Stock, John Messer, Timothy Hughes | |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:47 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-46 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | David Reese pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 12:15 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Julian Veiga - foul #2 on Julian Veiga, team foul #1 | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), David Coughlan (C) Garry Ralston, Julian Veiga, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes (SF), Thomas Burks (PF) Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico State | Scott Johnson picks off the pass by Clinton Nevarez | 51-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Coughlan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Burks (fresh) C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | James Adams snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:00 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 51-50 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Clinton Nevarez | 53-50 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes loses the dribble to David Coughlan | 53-50 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson makes the turnaround from close range set up by Clinton Nevarez | 55-50 |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Adams and the foul's on David Reese - foul #1 on David Reese, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Julian Veiga (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Clinton Nevarez, Evan McNinch, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Timothy Hughes, Thomas Burks, Scott Johnson | |
| 09:53 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton misses the free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | David Reese clanks a turnaround from the left block | 55-52 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | James Adams snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Ronald Jones steals the ball from Peter Singleton | 55-52 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Patrick Felder - foul #2 on Patrick Felder, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), David Coughlan (PF) Carmelo Johnson, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (PG), John Messer (SG), Scott Johnson (SF) Peter Singleton, James Adams, Joseph Messner | |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:50 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jefferson Eckenrode | 57-52 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 08:38 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder tips it in | 57-54 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Patrick Stock picks off the pass by David Coughlan | 57-54 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 08:17 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 07:55 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | David Reese grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Reese (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Stock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Messer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Garry Ralston | 60-56 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Scott Johnson | 60-59 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is fouled on the floor by Patrick Stock - foul #3 on Patrick Stock, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), Evan McNinch (PF) Clinton Nevarez, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF) Patrick Stock, John Messer, Scott Johnson | |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Patrick Felder steps in front of the Garry Ralston pass | 60-59 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-59 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | David Reese is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks (PF), Joseph Messner (C) Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | David Reese makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | David Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch's pass is intercepted by Timothy Hughes | 62-59 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | James Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch banks in the layup on a great pass from Carmelo Johnson | 64-59 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton is hacked by Carmelo Johnson - foul #1 on Carmelo Johnson, team foul #3 | 64-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), David Coughlan (C) Garry Ralston, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Thomas Burks, Joseph Messner | |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Hughes and he's hacked by Clinton Nevarez - foul #1 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones (C) Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 3 from straight away set up by David Coughlan | 67-62 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | David Reese grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Peter Singleton | 67-62 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Jefferson Eckenrode clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 67-62 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | David Reese pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Reese (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Peter Singleton (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jefferson Eckenrode (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Nevarez | 67-62 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses the dunk attempt | 67-62 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson hits the follow up shot | 69-62 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | David Reese is called for the reach on Timothy Hughes - foul #2 on David Reese, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Evan McNinch (PF), Julian Veiga (C) Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (SF) Timothy Hughes | |
| 02:52 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Scott Johnson is blocked by Evan McNinch | 69-62 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico State | David Reese lays it in set up by Clinton Nevarez | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 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) | |
| 01:51 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Clinton Nevarez | 74-62 |
| 01:36 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson is called for traveling | 74-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (SG), Micheal Winn (SF), David Coughlan (PF) Garry Ralston, Clinton Nevarez, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Stock (PG), John Messer (SG), Thomas Burks (PF), Joseph Messner (C) Peter Singleton, James Adams, Patrick Felder, Jefferson Eckenrode | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | William Schwegel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Reese | 76-62 |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Messer | 76-65 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | David Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 76-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | John Messer is fouled on the floor by William Schwegel - foul #1 on William Schwegel, team foul #6 | 76-65 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses the 3 from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | John Messer misses the tip | 76-65 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks tips it in | 76-67 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Clinton Nevarez (SG), Carmelo Johnson (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Ronald Jones (C) David Reese, William Schwegel, Micheal Winn, David Coughlan, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Peter Singleton (PG), James Adams (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Jefferson Eckenrode (C) Patrick Stock, John Messer, Scott Johnson, Thomas Burks, Joseph Messner | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez is hacked by Peter Singleton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Singleton, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (C) Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-67 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 78-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston runs out the clock | 78-67 |