| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Fergerson (fresh) SG - Keith Langan (fresh) SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) PF - Ryan Walsh (fresh) C - Gerald Banes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Keith Langan | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Boykin and he's hacked by Keith Langan - foul #1 on Keith Langan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:01 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan's floater is tipped away by Roberto Costa | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Boykin | 6-2 |
| 18:38 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Ryan Walsh is denied by Roberto Costa | 6-2 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 6-2 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes throws it down | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the offensive board | 9-5 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier lays it in on a great pass from Ronny Hubbell and the foul's on Russ Vicini - foul #1 on Russ Vicini, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes grabs the defensive rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini lays it up and in and the foul's on Ronny Hubbell - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (SG), Troy Black (C) Keith Langan, Gerald Banes | |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini makes the free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier comes up short on the floater from the right side | 11-8 |
| 16:31 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Russ Vicini | 11-8 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Jeremy Conn steps in front of the Szczesny Stepnoski pass | 11-8 |
| 16:06 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Conn | 11-10 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Ryan Walsh denies the turnaround by Roberto Costa | 11-10 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Barrier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Fergerson (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Walsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Black (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:10 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), David Swarey (C) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Langan (SG), Philip Gibson (SF), Daniel White (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Blake Fergerson, Russ Vicini, Ryan Walsh, Troy Black | |
| 15:00 | UC Irvine | Daniel White scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Conn | 11-13 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu can't connect on a floater near the basket | 11-13 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | David Swarey pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gerald Banes | 11-13 |
| 14:14 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Keith Langan | 11-15 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Jeremy Conn steals it from Yong Chu | 11-15 |
| 13:50 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Conn | 11-17 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Lamb and the foul's on Gerald Banes - foul #1 on Gerald Banes, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF) Alan Lamb, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini (SF) Jeremy Conn | |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Daniel White hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Gibson | 14-19 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the easy layup | 14-22 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott can't tip it in | 14-22 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell hits the follow up shot | 16-22 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 12:23 | UC Irvine | Daniel White hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Boykin takes the ball from Russ Vicini | 16-24 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin banks in the layup | 18-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fairly fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Swarey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Philip Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Langan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russ Vicini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerald Banes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is fouled on the floor by David Swarey - foul #1 on David Swarey, team foul #3 | 18-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Paul Barrier (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Jeff Scott, Yong Chu, David Swarey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson (PG), Kyle Gordon (SG), Jeremy Conn (SF), Ryan Walsh (PF), Troy Black (C) Philip Gibson, Keith Langan, Russ Vicini, Daniel White, Gerald Banes | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Blake Fergerson | 18-26 |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the lay-in | 18-26 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa gets the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Ryan Walsh snags the defensive board | 18-26 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Barrier | 18-26 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Ryan Walsh picks off the pass by Roberto Costa | 18-26 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Paul Barrier picks off the pass by Jeremy Conn | 18-26 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa is hacked by Troy Black - foul #1 on Troy Black, team foul #5 | 18-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG) Alan Lamb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini (SF) Kyle Gordon | |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | Troy Black is called for the reach on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Troy Black, team foul #6 | 18-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Terrell (C) Troy Black | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Russ Vicini is called for the reach on Ronny Hubbell - foul #2 on Russ Vicini, team foul #7 | 18-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson (SF) Russ Vicini | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Terrell | 19-26 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), David Swarey (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Keith Langan (SG), Gerald Banes (C) Philip Gibson, John Terrell | |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Jeff Scott swats the shot by Ryan Walsh | 19-26 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | David Swarey grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon (PG), Philip Gibson (SF), Daniel White (PF) Blake Fergerson, Jeremy Conn, Ryan Walsh | |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Swarey - foul #2 on David Swarey, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa (C) David Swarey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu scores on a fadeaway from close range | 21-28 |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) SF - Yong Chu (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kyle Gordon (fresh) SG - Keith Langan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel White (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gerald Banes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the fadeaway in the paint | 21-31 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Daniel White grabs the board | 21-31 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 06:56 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes tips it back up and in | 21-33 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Kyle Gordon snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Daniel White clanks a shot from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 06:26 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 06:11 | UC Irvine | Daniel White gets the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:58 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes hits a jump hook in the paint | 21-35 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales tips it but misses | 21-35 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Keith Langan gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | Jeff Scott steps in front of the Keith Langan pass | 21-35 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Boykin | 23-35 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Daniel White can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Yong Chu - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #5 | 23-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Paul Barrier (PF) Robert Boykin, Jeff Scott, Yong Chu, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson (PG), Jeremy Conn (SG), Ryan Walsh (PF), John Terrell (C) Kyle Gordon, Keith Langan, Philip Gibson, Gerald Banes | |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Daniel White makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa dunks the ball on a great pass from Alan Lamb | 28-37 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Daniel White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini (SF), Troy Black (C) Daniel White, John Terrell | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 30-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Swarey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Blake Fergerson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Conn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russ Vicini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Black (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Blake Fergerson loses the dribble to Alan Lamb in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 32-37 |
| 02:57 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn is fouled on the floor by David Swarey - foul #3 on David Swarey, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa (C) David Swarey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:40 | UC Irvine | Troy Black buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 34-40 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Paul Barrier steals it from Ryan Walsh | 34-40 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski is fouled on the floor by Ryan Walsh - foul #1 on Ryan Walsh, team foul #8 | 34-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Jeff Scott (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Alan Lamb, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Philip Gibson (PG), Keith Langan (SG), Daniel White (PF), Gerald Banes (C) Blake Fergerson, Jeremy Conn, Ryan Walsh, Troy Black | |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:37 | UC Irvine | Daniel White pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Gerald Banes misses the lay-in | 34-40 |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Gibson | 34-40 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini is hacked by Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #7 | 34-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa (C) Szczesny Stepnoski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Conn (PG) Philip Gibson | |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Russ Vicini can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 36-42 |