| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Antonio Morrison (fresh) PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Leister (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | James Leister connects on the shot in the paint and the foul's on Doug Witherington - foul #2 on Doug Witherington, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | James Leister misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by James Leister - foul #2 on James Leister, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Nathan Gibson - foul #3 on Nathan Gibson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker (SF) Nathan Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | James Leister gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo misses the dunk | 32-34 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Phillip Shelley steps in front of the Christopher Jacobo pass | 32-34 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Doug Witherington | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo loses the dribble to Troy Oh | 34-34 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Maurice Walker | 37-34 |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Troy Oh - foul #1 on Troy Oh, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), James Hemby (PF) Doug Witherington, Troy Oh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers (PG), Randell Cameron (C) James Thompson, James Leister | |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:50 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Morrison - foul #2 on Antonio Morrison, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole (SG), Anthony Holloway (PF) Phillip Shelley, William Vizcarra | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Machin (SF) Antonio Morrison | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Gary Baldwin - foul #1 on Gary Baldwin, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (PG) Christopher Jacobo | |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:05 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Curtis Summers | 39-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald McDole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hemby (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Keller (fresh) SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Curtis Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mario Machin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randell Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Heath Keller | 39-38 |
| 15:28 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker is fouled on the floor by Mario Machin - foul #1 on Mario Machin, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF), William Vizcarra (C) Gary Baldwin, Ronald McDole, Maurice Walker, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG), James Leister (PF), Robin Higbee (C) Heath Keller, Mario Rhames, Randell Cameron | |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson is hacked by Mario Machin - foul #2 on Mario Machin, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison (SF) Mario Machin | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley double dribbles | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo (PF) James Leister | |
| 14:39 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:58 | UC Irvine | Phillip Shelley steals the ball from James Thompson | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Phillip Shelley | 41-38 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | William Vizcarra blocks the short jumper by Antonio Morrison | 41-38 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington's layup is rejected by Christopher Jacobo | 41-38 |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | James Thompson misses short on a jumper in the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:32 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:18 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Troy Oh | 41-38 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Maurice Walker (SG), James Hemby (SF), Anthony Holloway (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Doug Witherington, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, William Vizcarra | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (PG), Mario Rhames (SG), Mario Machin (SF), James Leister (PF), Randell Cameron (C) James Thompson, Curtis Summers, Antonio Morrison, Christopher Jacobo, Robin Higbee | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Maurice Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hemby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Keller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Mario Machin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Leister (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randell Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 11:14 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 10:56 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 10:54 | UC Irvine | James Leister snags the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin is fouled on the floor by Maurice Walker - foul #1 on Maurice Walker, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF) Anthony Holloway | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo (PF), Robin Higbee (C) James Leister, Randell Cameron | |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | James Hemby pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Nathan Gibson and he's hacked by Heath Keller - foul #1 on Heath Keller, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG), William Vizcarra (C) Gary Baldwin, Maurice Walker, James Hemby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG), Antonio Morrison (SF) Heath Keller, Mario Machin | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | James Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Dennis Shannon - foul #4 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Doug Witherington | 46-40 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Morrison | 46-43 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Shelley and he's hacked by Christopher Jacobo - foul #1 on Christopher Jacobo, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker (SF) Nathan Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers (SF), James Leister (PF), Randell Cameron (C) Antonio Morrison, Christopher Jacobo, Robin Higbee | |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Curtis Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Leister (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Randell Cameron (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 07:28 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra is whistled for a carry | 49-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (SG), Mario Machin (SF) James Thompson, Mario Rhames | |
| 06:58 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Doug Witherington - foul #3 on Doug Witherington, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), James Hemby (SF), Dennis Shannon (PF) Doug Witherington, Phillip Shelley, Troy Oh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison (SF), Christopher Jacobo (PF) Mario Machin, James Leister | |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | William Vizcarra is called for the reach on Heath Keller - foul #3 on William Vizcarra, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF) William Vizcarra | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames (SG), Robin Higbee (C) Curtis Summers, Randell Cameron | |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | Gary Baldwin picks off the pass by Heath Keller in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Antonio Morrison | 52-46 |
| 05:17 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo hits a runner from close range set up by Mario Rhames | 52-48 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Christopher Jacobo blocks the short jumper by Maurice Walker | 52-48 |
| 05:02 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Heath Keller | 52-50 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker is fouled on the floor by Antonio Morrison - foul #3 on Antonio Morrison, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Troy Oh (PF), William Vizcarra (C) Gary Baldwin, Dennis Shannon, James Hemby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG), Curtis Summers (SF), James Leister (PF) Heath Keller, Antonio Morrison, Christopher Jacobo | |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers is fouled on the floor by Troy Oh - foul #2 on Troy Oh, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley (SG), Anthony Holloway (SF) Maurice Walker, Nathan Gibson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Doug Witherington | 56-52 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers buries a 3 from the right corner set up by James Leister | 56-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Summers (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Leister (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robin Higbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Shelley | 58-55 |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Thompson | 58-58 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robin Higbee | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF) Anthony Holloway | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison (SF), Christopher Jacobo (PF) Curtis Summers, James Leister | |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:41 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 02:39 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-58 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh tips it in | 60-58 |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mario Rhames | 60-60 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 60-60 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Christopher Jacobo | 60-60 |
| 01:05 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee lays it in set up by Mario Rhames and he's hacked by Doug Witherington - foul #4 on Doug Witherington, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee misses the free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Robin Higbee - foul #4 on Robin Higbee, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Robin Higbee (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra wins the tip | 64-64 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Thompson - foul #3 on James Thompson, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:50 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | James Thompson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Vizcarra - foul #4 on William Vizcarra, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:34 | UC Irvine | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh misses long on a jumper from the right side | 65-65 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra is hacked by James Thompson - foul #4 on James Thompson, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Thompson | 67-67 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #5 on James Thompson, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers (PG) James Thompson | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington misses the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Doug Witherington | 71-67 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-67 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Christopher Jacobo picks off the pass by Nathan Gibson | 71-67 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-67 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington buries a shot near the basket | 73-67 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Summers | 73-70 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Christopher Jacobo blocks the jumper by Doug Witherington | 73-70 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses badly on a runner from close range | 73-70 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo snags the defensive board | 73-70 |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Jacobo and he's hacked by Doug Witherington - foul #5 on Doug Witherington, team foul #12 | 73-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG) Doug Witherington | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:00 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers makes the free throw | 73-73 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Oh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Curtis Summers (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Morrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Robin Higbee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Mario Rhames - foul #1 on Mario Rhames, team foul #12 | 75-73 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson makes the free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Antonio Morrison | 76-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley is hacked by Curtis Summers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Summers, team foul #13 | 76-75 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo lays it in on a nice dish by Robin Higbee | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 77-77 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. C - William Vizcarra (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Curtis Summers (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Robin Higbee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | William Vizcarra wins the tip | 77-77 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames is fouled on the floor by William Vizcarra - foul #5 on William Vizcarra, team foul #13 | 77-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon (C) William Vizcarra | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 04:17 | UC Irvine | Mario Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-79 |
| 04:06 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 77-79 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Phillip Shelley steps in front of the Mario Rhames pass | 77-79 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley lays it up and in | 79-79 |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo lays it up and in and he's hacked by Troy Oh - foul #3 on Troy Oh, team foul #14 | 79-81 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Walker (SF), James Hemby (C) Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 03:47 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo makes the free throw | 79-82 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-82 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 81-84 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF) Maurice Walker, James Hemby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-84 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Robin Higbee | 81-84 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-87 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-87 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Gary Baldwin | 83-87 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 83-87 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 83-87 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-87 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Oh | 86-87 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Robin Higbee comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 86-87 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Curtis Summers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 86-87 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo tips it home | 86-89 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 86-89 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Curtis Summers (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rhames (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Antonio Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Robin Higbee (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-89 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo snags the defensive board | 86-89 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo is hacked by Gary Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Baldwin, team foul #15 | 86-89 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo makes the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo misses the 2nd free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon grabs the board | 86-90 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 86-90 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-90 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison grabs the board | 86-90 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Baldwin - foul #3 on Gary Baldwin, team foul #16 | 86-90 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Machin (PF) Christopher Jacobo | |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 86-90 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 86-91 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 86-91 |