| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Paulsen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Manske (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | James Shepherd swats the short shot by Raymond Griffin | 35-35 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Raymond Griffin | 35-37 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jordan Cooper | 35-40 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ronald McCants | 37-40 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Shepherd - foul #2 on James Shepherd, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 18:02 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith loses the dribble to Linwood Lindell | 37-42 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Steven Smith picks off the pass by Linwood Lindell in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits the finger roll | 39-42 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Paulsen - foul #2 on James Paulsen, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-43 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 16:48 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Jordan Cooper is called for the reach on Steven Smith - foul #1 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), David Frazier (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Breen (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SF), Gerald Alberto (PF), Bert Rhoades (C) Linwood Lindell, Jordan Cooper, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 41-43 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gerald Alberto | 41-43 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses short on a jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Frazier (fresh) C - Robin Keech (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alex Breen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Alberto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bert Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Alexander - foul #2 on Kenneth Alexander, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Vincent Mahone (SG) Alex Breen, Raymond Griffin | |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:29 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is hacked by Richard Barcus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Barcus, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), James Shepherd (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, David Frazier, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper (SF), Robert Manske (C) Vincent Mahone, Bert Rhoades | |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker (SF) Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (SG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Manske | 42-46 |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jordan Cooper and he's hacked by James Shepherd - foul #3 on James Shepherd, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG), Stephen Worthington (PF) Charles Gerth, Gerald Alberto | |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:48 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jordan Cooper | 48-51 |
| 13:22 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (SF), Robin Keech (PF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Andrew Walker, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG) Linwood Lindell | |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Manske | 48-54 |
| 12:50 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske makes the floater in the paint set up by Charles Gerth | 48-56 |
| 12:21 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Barcus | 50-56 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Jordan Cooper is denied by Robin Keech | 50-56 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington tips it home | 50-58 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robin Keech (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Manske (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Griffin | 50-60 |
| 11:36 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus is hacked by Jordan Cooper - foul #2 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), James Paulsen (PF) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Robin Keech, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander (SF), Gerald Alberto (PF), Bert Rhoades (C) Jordan Cooper, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Alexander steals it from Ronald McCants | 50-60 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-60 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Walker | 50-60 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Alexander | 50-60 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 50-63 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Walker | 53-63 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Carl Jordan steals it from Gerald Alberto | 53-63 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan is fouled on the floor by Bert Rhoades - foul #1 on Bert Rhoades, team foul #4 | 53-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Shepherd (C) Carl Jordan | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF), Robert Manske (C) Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Alexander, Gerald Alberto, Bert Rhoades | |
| 09:23 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 09:22 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Linwood Lindell - foul #3 on Linwood Lindell, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (SF) Andrew Walker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander (SG) Charles Gerth | |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander loses the dribble to James Shepherd | 54-63 |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-63 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske misses the jump hook in the lane | 56-63 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington can't tip it in | 56-63 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Jordan Cooper - foul #3 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Bobadilla (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), Carl Jordan (PF) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Gerald Alberto (PF), Bert Rhoades (C) Linwood Lindell, Jordan Cooper, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Richard Barcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bobadilla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Alberto (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bert Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Gerth | 58-66 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-66 |
| 06:58 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-66 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan snags the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 06:33 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Charles Gerth | 61-66 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses the dunk attempt | 61-66 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | James Shepherd grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-66 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF), Robin Keech (C) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, Andrew Walker, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper (SF), Stephen Worthington (PF), Robert Manske (C) Kenneth Alexander, Gerald Alberto, Bert Rhoades | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 61-69 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Steven Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-69 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Carl Jordan steals it from Charles Gerth | 61-69 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Carl Jordan misses the easy layup | 61-69 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske snags the defensive board | 61-69 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Manske | 61-71 |
| 04:05 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech is denied on a layup by Stephen Worthington | 61-71 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske grabs the board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Manske tips it but misses | 61-71 |
| 03:40 | UC Irvine | Robin Keech snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | James Paulsen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-71 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald McCants (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Jordan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Paulsen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Robin Keech (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Griffin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Worthington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Manske (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | James Paulsen is called for the reach on Raymond Griffin - foul #3 on James Paulsen, team foul #5 | 61-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Andrew Walker (SF), David Frazier (PF), James Shepherd (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, Carl Jordan, James Paulsen, Robin Keech | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Gerald Alberto (PF) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Stephen Worthington | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell banks in the layup on a great pass from Jordan Cooper | 61-73 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Smith (PG), Ronald McCants (SG), James Paulsen (PF) Richard Barcus, Michael Bobadilla, David Frazier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Stephen Worthington (PF) Linwood Lindell, Kenneth Alexander, Gerald Alberto | |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Jordan Cooper steals it from James Shepherd | 61-73 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington makes the floater from the left block set up by Raymond Griffin | 61-75 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Stephen Worthington gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Ronald McCants gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Manske swats the layup by James Paulsen | 61-75 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker snags the offensive board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Manske - foul #2 on Robert Manske, team foul #7 | 61-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus (PG), Michael Bobadilla (SG), Carl Jordan (PF), Robin Keech (C) Steven Smith, Ronald McCants, James Paulsen, James Shepherd | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Breen (PG), Linwood Lindell (SG), Kenneth Alexander (SF), Gerald Alberto (PF), Bert Rhoades (C) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Jordan Cooper, Stephen Worthington, Robert Manske | |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker misses the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | Andrew Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Alberto | 62-77 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Alexander is called for the reach on Richard Barcus - foul #3 on Kenneth Alexander, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frazier (PF) Andrew Walker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Richard Barcus misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Gerald Alberto snags the defensive board | 62-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Alex Breen runs out the clock | 62-77 |