| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Western (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | James Western grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-39 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | James Western grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | James Adams takes the ball from Ronald Jones | 35-39 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 18:58 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:47 | UC Irvine | James Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez's layup is rejected by Patrick Felder | 35-39 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to James Western | 35-39 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner's floater is knocked away by Thomas Burks | 35-39 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Patrick Felder | 35-39 |
| 17:56 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-39 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | James Western pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 35-39 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jean Johnson | 38-39 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez is whistled for a carry | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (C) Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Turner - foul #2 on Richard Turner, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Richard Doody (C) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cornell Socha (SF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Richard Turner, Ronald Jones | |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | James Western gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-39 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | James Western pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | James Adams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Johnson | 42-39 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cornell Socha (fresh) PF - James Western (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | James Western is fouled on the floor by Patrick Felder - foul #2 on Patrick Felder, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Thomas Burks (C) James Adams, Patrick Felder, Richard Doody | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Turner (SF), Edward Jenkinson (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Cornell Socha, James Western, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones slams it home and he's hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #2 on Scott Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Scott Johnson is blocked by Ronald Jones | 42-42 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Nevarez and he's fouled by Thomas Burks - foul #1 on Thomas Burks, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Adams (SG), Richard Doody (PF) Joseph Messner, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Clinton Nevarez - foul #3 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) Richard Doody | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson is hacked by Edward Jenkinson - foul #4 on Edward Jenkinson, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Western (PF) Edward Jenkinson | |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Richard Turner steals the ball from Timothy Hughes | 42-45 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:29 | UC Irvine | James Western is called for the reach on Patrick Felder - foul #1 on James Western, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (C) Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee (PG) Garry Ralston | |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jean Johnson | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | James Western makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lee | 45-47 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-47 |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson tips it in | 47-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jean Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Western (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 11:02 | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner hits a driving attempt from close range | 50-52 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | James Western hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Jean Johnson | 55-54 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones is hacked by Scott Johnson - foul #3 on Scott Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Darrel Cespedes (SG), Floyd Fagundes (SF), Richard Doody (PF), Thomas Burks (C) Jean Johnson, James Adams, Timothy Hughes, Patrick Felder, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Cornell Socha (SF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Jeffrey Lee, Richard Turner, Ronald Jones | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 08:14 | New Mexico State | James Western tips it home | 58-56 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico State | Cornell Socha tips it home | 61-58 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Cespedes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Fagundes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Doody (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clinton Nevarez (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cornell Socha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Western (tiring) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) | |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Joseph Messner steps in front of the Garry Ralston pass | 61-58 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner's pass is intercepted by Garry Ralston | 61-58 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Darrel Cespedes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Darrel Cespedes, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), James Adams (SG), Timothy Hughes (SF), Patrick Felder (PF), Scott Johnson (C) Joseph Messner, Darrel Cespedes, Floyd Fagundes, Richard Doody, Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee (SG), Richard Turner (SF), Edward Jenkinson (PF), Ronald Jones (C) Clinton Nevarez, Cornell Socha, James Western, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Jones | 61-62 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Garry Ralston - foul #1 on Garry Ralston, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner's floater is tipped away by Patrick Felder | 63-62 |
| 05:34 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | UC Irvine | James Adams hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Hughes | 66-62 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-62 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jenkinson | 66-62 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from Garry Ralston | 66-64 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Jeffrey Lee steals it from Scott Johnson | 66-64 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Adams - foul #3 on James Adams, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Messner (PG), Thomas Burks (C) Jean Johnson, Timothy Hughes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols (C) Ronald Jones | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from James Adams and he's fouled by Edward Jenkinson - foul #5 on Edward Jenkinson, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Cornell Socha (SF), James Western (PF) Richard Turner, Edward Jenkinson | |
| 03:42 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston scores on a shot from the right side | 69-67 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Joseph Messner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Felder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Burks (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cornell Socha (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Western (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | James Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Floyd Fagundes (SF) Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG) Jeffrey Lee | |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | James Western comes up short on the shot from the left side | 69-67 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jean Johnson (PG), Timothy Hughes (SF) Joseph Messner, Floyd Fagundes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Turner (SF), Ronald Jones (C) Cornell Socha, Delbert Nuckols | |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses the 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez is fouled on the floor by James Adams - foul #4 on James Adams, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Thomas Burks | 69-67 |
| 02:04 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder drills a floater from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Richard Turner loses the dribble to James Adams | 71-67 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | James Adams hits the finger roll | 73-67 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jean Johnson - foul #3 on Jean Johnson, team foul #8 | 73-67 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 01:15 | UC Irvine | James Adams grabs the offensive board | 73-69 |
| 01:08 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-69 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | James Western gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | James Adams steps in front of the Garry Ralston pass | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | James Adams is hacked by Garry Ralston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Garry Ralston, team foul #7 | 73-69 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-69 |
| 00:37 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks is fouled in the backcourt by Garry Ralston - foul #3 on Garry Ralston, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Johnson (PF) Patrick Felder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | James Western gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is whistled for traveling | 74-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Patrick Felder (PF) Thomas Burks | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is hacked by Garry Ralston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Garry Ralston, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-72 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | James Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Garry Ralston - foul #5 on Garry Ralston, team foul #10 | 76-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks (C) Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee (PG) Garry Ralston | |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:19 | UC Irvine | James Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Turner | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Lee - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lee, team foul #11 | 78-75 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Timothy Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Nevarez - foul #4 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #12 | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Thomas Burks misses the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones gets the rebound | 80-78 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Lee misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-78 |