| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Krause (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey McClelland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | William White is whistled for a carry | 36-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Claude Bush (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) Anthony Bailey, William White, Michael Hankins, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Burrow and he's hacked by Claude Bush - foul #1 on Claude Bush, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG) Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by Fred Wegner - foul #2 on Fred Wegner, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG) Anthony Bailey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | John O'Hanesian takes the ball from Claude Bush | 39-51 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian slams it home | 39-53 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Drew Trudeau steals the ball from Douglas Brooks | 39-53 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | David Schneider hits the follow up shot | 39-55 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | William White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John O'Hanesian - foul #3 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Kenneth Furlow, Claude Bush, John Krause | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (PG) John O'Hanesian | |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | William White makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on David Schneider - foul #2 on David Schneider, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), John Krause (PF) William White, Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:32 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Bailey | 44-55 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Damon | 44-58 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz misses short on a turnaround from close range | 44-58 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Burrow | 44-61 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey McClelland, team foul #2 | 44-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Sak (C) Alejandro Diaz, John Krause, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG), Preston Winter (SF), Mike Adame (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Gary Burrow, Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame is called for traveling | 44-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Krause (PF) Robert Sak | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Preston Winter blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Anthony Bailey | 44-61 |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks tips it home | 46-61 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Clarence Damon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Preston Winter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Adame (fresh) C - Christopher Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon is denied on a layup by John Krause | 46-61 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | John Krause grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses the tip | 46-61 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Christopher Warren | 46-61 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Claude Bush (PF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) William White, John Krause, Douglas Brooks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Gary Burrow (SG), Fred Wegner (C) Clarence Damon, Michael Amos, Mike Adame | |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brian McElvy - foul #4 on Brian McElvy, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Corey Gomer (PF) Anthony Bailey, Claude Bush | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF) Brian McElvy, Preston Winter, Christopher Warren | |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | Gary Burrow steals it from Corey Gomer | 48-61 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Wegner | 48-63 |
| 13:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-63 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kenneth Furlow | 50-63 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico State | David Schneider is fouled on the floor by Corey Gomer - foul #2 on Corey Gomer, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Claude Bush (SF), John Krause (PF), Douglas Brooks (C) Kenneth Furlow, Alejandro Diaz, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Douglas Brooks is called for the reach on Christopher Warren - foul #2 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #4 | 50-63 |
| 12:18 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John O'Hanesian | 50-66 |
| 11:58 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-66 |
| 11:57 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow gets the rebound | 50-66 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Bush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Damon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Warren (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-66 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Douglas Brooks | 50-66 |
| 11:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from William White | 52-66 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | John Krause blocks the short jumper by Christopher Warren | 52-66 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the board | 52-66 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks's floater is tipped away by Christopher Warren | 52-66 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian is hacked by Claude Bush - foul #2 on Claude Bush, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) William White, Claude Bush, Douglas Brooks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) Gary Burrow, Clarence Damon, Preston Winter, Christopher Warren | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | David Schneider can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Krause - foul #1 on John Krause, team foul #6 | 52-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer (PF) John Krause | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | David Schneider misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | David Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses short on a 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Michael Amos - foul #1 on Michael Amos, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Krause (PF) Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 3rd free throw | 54-67 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 09:23 | UC Irvine | John Krause gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 54-67 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | David Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | David Schneider misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Douglas Brooks (PF) Anthony Bailey, John Krause | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (PG), Gary Burrow (SG) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos | |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | David Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon snags the offensive board | 54-67 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau is hacked by Michael Hankins - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG) Clarence Damon | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 07:44 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses the floater from the left block | 54-69 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey McClelland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | David Schneider scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian McElvy | 54-72 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | William White misses the lay-in | 54-72 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Schneider | 54-75 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Wegner - foul #3 on Fred Wegner, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), John Krause (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, William White, Michael Hankins, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 06:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-75 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | John Krause pulls down the rebound | 56-75 |
| 05:52 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Bailey | 59-75 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon hits the follow up shot | 59-77 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Damon - foul #1 on Clarence Damon, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Jeffrey McClelland (C) Alejandro Diaz, John Krause, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (SG) Gary Burrow | |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian McElvy | 61-79 |
| 04:53 | UC Irvine | Christopher Warren blocks the short jumper by Douglas Brooks | 61-79 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brian McElvy | 61-79 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins snags the defensive board | 61-79 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | William White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-79 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks tips it in | 63-79 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Brian McElvy, team foul #8 | 63-79 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Claude Bush (SF), John Krause (PF) Anthony Bailey, William White, Michael Hankins, Douglas Brooks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) Brian McElvy, Clarence Damon, Preston Winter, Christopher Warren | |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey McClelland scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Furlow | 65-79 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Claude Bush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Krause (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffrey McClelland (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-79 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner tips it in | 65-81 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-81 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau snags the defensive board | 65-81 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian and he's fouled by Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #8 | 65-83 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Napier (SF), Corey Gomer (PF), Robert Sak (C) Claude Bush, John Krause, Jeffrey McClelland | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clarence Damon (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Drew Trudeau, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the free throw | 65-84 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Napier | 68-84 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Burrow | 68-86 |
| 01:24 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer slams it home on a nice dish by Alejandro Diaz | 70-86 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren scores on a jumper in the paint | 70-88 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Preston Winter denies the turnaround by Corey Gomer | 70-88 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Napier pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-88 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Preston Winter - foul #1 on Preston Winter, team foul #9 | 70-88 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Claude Bush (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) Robert Napier, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG) Gary Burrow | |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 1st free throw | 71-88 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Preston Winter is blocked by Corey Gomer | 72-88 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Alejandro Diaz | 72-88 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Clarence Damon steps in front of the Claude Bush pass | 72-88 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian runs out the clock | 72-88 |