| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Adam Sanford is blocked by Willie Edmonson | 24-31 |
| 19:40 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 19:25 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr clanks a shot from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson tips it back up and in | 24-33 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Donald Rousseau and he's fouled by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #1 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:57 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses short on a floater in the paint | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri tips it in | 27-35 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #2 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jamie Chambless - foul #1 on Jamie Chambless, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau is hacked by Juan Torres - foul #2 on Juan Torres, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Chambless | 28-36 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Rousseau | 30-36 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Juan Torres | 30-39 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Sanford | 33-39 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps misses badly on a shot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Palmeri - foul #3 on Kenneth Palmeri, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SF), William Betances (PF) Richard Nicol, Adam Sanford | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 16:33 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 16:32 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Donald Rousseau steals it from Robert Stanberry | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Stanberry - foul #3 on Robert Stanberry, team foul #5 | 33-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Steven Spivey (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Charles Dison (C) Reginald Barr, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Charles Dison grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Spivey - foul #1 on Steven Spivey, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol (SF) Edward Greenberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Blake Hatcher, Charles Dison | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William Betances | 33-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Spivey (fresh) C - William Betances (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Patrick Roe (fresh) SG - Gene Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Stanberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 35-42 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Gene Carr | 35-44 |
| 15:03 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 14:39 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault lays it up and in | 35-46 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Gene Carr steals it from Steven Spivey | 35-46 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Gene Carr can't finish the layup | 35-46 |
| 14:23 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Steven Spivey is called for the reach on Kenneth Palmeri - foul #2 on Steven Spivey, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Steven Spivey, William Betances | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Malcolm Brault | |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SF) Richard Nicol | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-48 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Juan Torres steps in front of the Jamie Chambless pass | 35-48 |
| 13:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson banks in the layup set up by Juan Torres | 35-50 |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Juan Torres steps in front of the Jamie Chambless pass | 35-50 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Juan Torres | 35-52 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Reginald Barr - foul #1 on Reginald Barr, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol (SF) Edward Greenberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Rousseau takes the ball from Willie Edmonson | 37-52 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Rousseau | 39-52 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Reginald Barr | 39-54 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Nicol | 41-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Edmonson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Phelps (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Kerry Hazard takes the ball from Reginald Barr in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol can't finish the layup but the foul's on Willie Edmonson - foul #1 on Willie Edmonson, team foul #7 | 41-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Betances (PF) Adam Sanford | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault (PF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kerry Hazard | 43-54 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau's fadeaway is rejected by Malcolm Brault | 43-54 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | William Betances tips it but misses | 43-54 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Betances - foul #2 on William Betances, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Edward Greenberg (SF), Steven Spivey (PF) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Richard Nicol, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson | |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 10:26 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:19 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Stanberry | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | William Betances can't finish the layup | 43-59 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Gene Carr | 43-61 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Malcolm Brault is called for the reach on Wayne Whipkey - foul #1 on Malcolm Brault, team foul #8 | 43-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), Adam Sanford (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Mark Hooks, Edward Greenberg, Steven Spivey, William Betances | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Willie Edmonson (SF), Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Billy Phelps | |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:56 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-61 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford can't connect on a shot from the right side | 45-61 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless tips it home | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Palmeri | 47-64 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-64 |
| 08:21 | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:02 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Torres | 47-67 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 49-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Reginald Barr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Malcolm Brault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Nicol - foul #3 on Richard Nicol, team foul #5 | 49-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG) Wayne Whipkey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault | |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 49-68 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Adam Sanford | 49-68 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-68 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau grabs the board | 51-68 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-68 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless tips it home | 53-68 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-70 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Nicol, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG), Edward Greenberg (SF), Steven Spivey (PF), William Betances (C) Donald Rousseau, Richard Nicol, Adam Sanford, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gene Carr (PG), Willie Edmonson (SF) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres | |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Hooks - foul #2 on Mark Hooks, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault (PF) Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | William Betances snags the defensive board | 53-71 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-71 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey grabs the board | 56-71 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Malcolm Brault is called for the reach on Mark Hooks - foul #2 on Malcolm Brault, team foul #9 | 56-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Dison (C) Billy Phelps | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | William Betances is called for the reach on Robert Stanberry - foul #3 on William Betances, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless (C) Steven Spivey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri (PF) Charles Dison | |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | William Betances snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-71 |
| 04:05 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-71 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault tips it back up and in | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Carr | 61-75 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Greenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Betances (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gene Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Stanberry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Edmonson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Palmeri (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Malcolm Brault (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kerry Hazard | 64-75 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Malcolm Brault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), Adam Sanford (PF) Kerry Hazard, Mark Hooks, Edward Greenberg, William Betances | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG), Blake Hatcher (SF), Billy Phelps (C) Gene Carr, Robert Stanberry, Willie Edmonson, Malcolm Brault | |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau drills a floater from just outside the lane | 66-75 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Richard Nicol - foul #5 on Richard Nicol, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg (SF), Steven Spivey (C) Richard Nicol, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Palmeri makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Steven Spivey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Edmonson (SF) Blake Hatcher | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford lays it in set up by Kerry Hazard and he's fouled by Reginald Barr - foul #2 on Reginald Barr, team foul #10 | 68-77 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the free throw | 69-77 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-77 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Billy Phelps | 69-77 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Reginald Barr | 69-79 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses long on a runner near the basket | 69-79 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps snags the defensive board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Kerry Hazard is called for the reach on Billy Phelps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #10 | 69-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Steven Spivey (PF), William Betances (C) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Adam Sanford, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Robert Stanberry (SF), Malcolm Brault (PF) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Willie Edmonson, Kenneth Palmeri | |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps misses the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Billy Phelps makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 72-80 |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Donald Rousseau (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Mark Hooks, Steven Spivey, William Betances | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr (PG), Juan Torres (SG) Patrick Roe, Gene Carr | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Hazard - foul #3 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Reginald Barr makes the 2nd free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jamie Chambless | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Hazard - foul #4 on Kerry Hazard, team foul #12 | 75-82 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 1st free throw | 75-83 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Stanberry makes the 2nd free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-84 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Malcolm Brault | 75-84 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-84 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Rousseau - foul #1 on Donald Rousseau, team foul #13 | 75-84 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Juan Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | Edward Greenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 75-86 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Steven Spivey (PF), William Betances (C) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Adam Sanford, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe (PG), Gene Carr (SG), Blake Hatcher (C) Reginald Barr, Juan Torres, Billy Phelps | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Patrick Roe runs out the clock | 75-86 |