| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | David Carroll inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | David Carroll hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Daniel | 43-31 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale tips it back up and in | 45-31 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Phillip Vitale - foul #2 on Phillip Vitale, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | David Carroll is called for the reach on Robert Cummings - foul #1 on David Carroll, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | David Carroll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-33 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Rowe, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Carroll | 45-33 |
| 17:07 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Danny Mazzone picks off the pass by Robert Cummings | 45-33 |
| 16:36 | UC Irvine | David Carroll buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Mazzone | 45-36 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Michael Burns (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SG), John Johnson (PF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 15:58 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Burns (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Henson (fresh) SF - David Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Lloyd Shaul | 47-38 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | David Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG) David Carroll | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses badly on a floater from the left side | 47-38 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus tips it in | 49-38 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Melvin Sullivan, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz, Edward Niehaus, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Brian Morman, Norman Henson | |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale is fouled on the floor by Donald Rowe - foul #2 on Donald Rowe, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) Virgil Greene | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG), David Carroll (SF) Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson | |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Huntsberry | 49-38 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel drills a jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-40 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Donald Rowe | 49-40 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | David Carroll misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel tips it in | 49-42 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Stinson and he's fouled by Robert Daniel - foul #3 on Robert Daniel, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SG), John Johnson (SF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, David Carroll, Robert Daniel | |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Henson (fresh) SF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 52-42 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Niehaus | 52-42 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burns (C) Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG) Donald Rowe | |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 10:55 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus hits the follow up shot | 54-42 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Burns - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), David Carroll (SF), Robert Daniel (C) Thomas Roberts, Melvin Sullivan, Brian Morman | |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits a shot from the left wing | 56-43 |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | Edward Niehaus is called for the reach on Robert Daniel - foul #1 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) Norman Henson, John Johnson | |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Robert Dashiell is denied by Phillip Vitale | 56-43 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus loses the dribble to Danny Mazzone | 56-43 |
| 08:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell blows the layup | 56-43 |
| 08:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 08:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Rowe | 56-46 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Ray Huntsberry (C) Richard Stinson, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 07:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Daniel and he's fouled by Barry Albrecht - foul #1 on Barry Albrecht, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SG) Barry Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell makes the free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lloyd Shaul | 60-51 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene is fouled on the floor by Danny Mazzone - foul #3 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SG), John Johnson (PF) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, Donald Rowe | |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | David Carroll hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-51 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-51 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:54 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Donald Rowe (PF), Brian Morman (C) Norman Henson, David Carroll, Robert Daniel | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 05:29 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone is called for traveling | 65-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell (SG) Melvin Sullivan | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Richard Stinson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Burns (C) Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Carroll (SF) Brian Morman | |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:56 | UC Irvine | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Barry Albrecht - foul #2 on Barry Albrecht, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG) Richard Stinson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:35 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings can't tip it in | 66-53 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 03:59 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone travels with the ball | 66-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) Michael Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel (C) Donald Rowe | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the board | 66-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Dashiell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Carroll (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | John Johnson makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Mazzone | 66-55 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | David Carroll steals the ball from Robert Cummings | 66-55 |
| 02:54 | UC Irvine | Virgil Greene steals it from Danny Mazzone in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale blows the layup | 66-55 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-55 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel tips it in | 66-57 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Ray Huntsberry (C) Virgil Greene, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) John Johnson | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 02:21 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Phillip Vitale - foul #3 on Phillip Vitale, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Donald Rowe - foul #3 on Donald Rowe, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry gets the offensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniel - foul #4 on Robert Daniel, team foul #10 | 67-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Edward Niehaus (PF), Michael Burns (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Phillip Vitale, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG), John Johnson (SF), Brian Morman (PF), Norman Henson (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Dashiell, David Carroll, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-57 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus is hacked by Brian Morman - foul #2 on Brian Morman, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bobby Parshall (PG) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Burns | 68-57 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson grabs the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Johnson | 68-60 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Bobby Parshall, Lloyd Shaul, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Robert Dashiell (SG), David Carroll (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Thomas Roberts, Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson, Brian Morman, Norman Henson | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Mazzone - foul #4 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Rowe | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Danny Mazzone is called for the reach on Edward Niehaus in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the board | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Dashiell buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Daniel | 69-66 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF) Virgil Greene, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Dashiell is called for the reach on Barry Albrecht in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #14 | 69-66 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Dashiell | 70-69 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry is hacked by Melvin Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Sullivan, team foul #15 | 70-69 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel banks in the layup on a great pass from David Carroll | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Robert Dashiell is called for the reach on Barry Albrecht in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Dashiell, team foul #16 | 72-71 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry gets the rebound | 74-71 |