| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:48 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Preston Winter - foul #2 on Preston Winter, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman (SG), Robert Childress (PF) Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:48 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 19:48 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Cohrs - foul #1 on Paul Cohrs, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SG) Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Childress and he's fouled by Drew Trudeau - foul #2 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:00 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian is fouled on the floor by Bradley Hoffman - foul #3 on Bradley Hoffman, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Robert Sak (PF) Michael Breslin, Bradley Hoffman, Robert Childress | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Drew Trudeau | 38-40 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John O'Hanesian | 38-43 |
| 17:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Paul Cohrs | 40-43 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-43 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak grabs the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 40-43 |
| 16:28 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Paul Cohrs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Sak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 15:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Drew Trudeau | 40-45 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shannon Smith | 40-48 |
| 14:39 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 40-48 |
| 14:31 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs comes up short on the floater near the basket | 40-48 |
| 14:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak gets the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Scott | 42-48 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Shannon Smith | 42-50 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian's pass is intercepted by Corey Gomer | 42-50 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on Preston Winter - foul #3 on Preston Winter, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Bradley Hoffman (SF), Claude Bush (PF) Billy Nelson, Michael Hankins, Paul Cohrs, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) John O'Hanesian, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:24 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Max Hibbitts | 43-52 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | A charge is called on Michael Breslin - foul #3 on Michael Breslin, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Max Hibbitts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Muir (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Claude Bush swats the short shot by Mike Adame | 43-52 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame tips it home | 43-54 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-54 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | James Muir throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Michael Amos takes the ball from Robert Sak | 43-54 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Amos | 46-56 |
| 09:36 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz is whistled for traveling | 46-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Gerald Braun (C) Max Hibbitts, James Muir | |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Braun misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Mike Adame - foul #1 on Mike Adame, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Shane Freudenburg, Gerald Braun | |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:13 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-58 |
| 08:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak drills a shot near the basket | 50-58 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Scott | 50-60 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Scott - foul #1 on Thomas Scott, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs (SF) Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF) Michael Amos, Mike Adame | |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Scott | 52-63 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Cohrs | 54-63 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Sak (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John O'Hanesian | 54-66 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs tips it but misses | 54-66 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Sak | 54-66 |
| 06:36 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 06:10 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 05:46 | UC Irvine | Thomas Scott steals the ball from Paul Cohrs | 54-66 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Robert Childress (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Alejandro Diaz, Claude Bush, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (PG), Mike Adame (SF), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) John O'Hanesian, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs jams it on a great pass from Robert Childress | 56-66 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 04:57 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-66 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress tips it home | 58-66 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bradley Hoffman - foul #4 on Bradley Hoffman, team foul #4 | 58-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz (SG), Claude Bush (PF) Bradley Hoffman, Robert Childress | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Drew Trudeau (SF) Shannon Smith, Mike Adame | |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 58-66 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF), Robert Sak (C) Paul Cohrs, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Shane Freudenburg, James Muir | |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | The jumper by Billy Nelson is denied by Drew Trudeau | 58-66 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins can't tip it in | 58-66 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz tips it home | 60-66 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian and he's hacked by Robert Sak - foul #2 on Robert Sak, team foul #5 | 60-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz, Michael Hankins, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG) Michael Amos | |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses the free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Breslin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | John O'Hanesian steps in front of the Claude Bush pass | 60-68 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Corey Gomer denies the turnaround by John O'Hanesian | 60-68 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the dunk attempt | 60-68 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs tips it back up and in | 62-68 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | Corey Gomer blocks the short jumper by John O'Hanesian | 62-68 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses the tip | 62-68 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Preston Winter | 62-68 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Bradley Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Preston Winter takes the ball from Corey Gomer | 62-68 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG) Michael Breslin, Bradley Hoffman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs's fadeaway is rejected by Preston Winter | 62-68 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Claude Bush hits the follow up shot | 64-68 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-68 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alejandro Diaz and he's hacked by Drew Trudeau - foul #4 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter is hacked by Billy Nelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Nelson, team foul #6 | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is hacked by Alejandro Diaz - foul #1 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson is hacked by John O'Hanesian - foul #3 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is hacked by Alejandro Diaz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #8 | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Claude Bush | 70-70 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 70-70 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer wins the tip | 70-70 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs is hacked by Thomas Scott - foul #2 on Thomas Scott, team foul #10 | 70-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Childress (PF), Robert Sak (C) Claude Bush, Corey Gomer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Paul Cohrs misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 71-70 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-70 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins (SF) Paul Cohrs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress scores on a jumper from the right block | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alejandro Diaz - foul #3 on Alejandro Diaz, team foul #9 | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Drew Trudeau picks off the pass by Billy Nelson | 73-71 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-74 |
| 03:16 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson loses the dribble to Drew Trudeau | 73-74 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico State | Billy Nelson picks off the pass by Drew Trudeau | 73-74 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson lays it in | 75-74 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian is whistled for traveling | 75-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin (PG), Bradley Hoffman (SG) Billy Nelson, Alejandro Diaz | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| 02:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Childress loses the dribble to Preston Winter | 75-74 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 75-74 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Sak grabs the defensive rebound | 75-74 |
| 01:38 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Bradley Hoffman is called for the reach on Shannon Smith - foul #5 on Bradley Hoffman, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Paul Cohrs (SF), Claude Bush (PF), Corey Gomer (C) Michael Breslin, Bradley Hoffman, Michael Hankins, Robert Childress, Robert Sak | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau (SF) Mike Adame | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Thomas Scott steps in front of the Corey Gomer pass | 75-75 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Billy Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alejandro Diaz (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Cohrs (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Claude Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Billy Nelson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Alejandro Diaz | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Preston Winter | 78-78 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz lays it up and in | 80-78 |