| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Byler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Leister (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison inbounds the ball | 45-44 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon blows the layup but he's fouled by James Leister - foul #1 on James Leister, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | James Leister gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phillip Shelley | 47-47 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | Nathan Gibson steals it from Paul Byler | 47-47 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Gibson | 47-49 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Nathan Gibson - foul #2 on Nathan Gibson, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 18:32 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Gibson | 48-52 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | James Thompson is hacked by Gary Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Baldwin, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-52 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | James Leister pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 17:30 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | James Leister picks off the pass by Phillip Shelley | 51-52 |
| 16:59 | UC Irvine | James Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (SG), Mario Machin (SF) Paul Byler, Antonio Morrison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Larry Davis (C) Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Dennis Shannon | |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-52 |
| 16:38 | UC Irvine | James Leister pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-52 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | James Leister tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Anthony Holloway | 51-52 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 16:10 | UC Irvine | James Leister grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 15:57 | UC Irvine | James Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico State | James Hemby snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Keller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mario Machin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Leister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) PF - James Hemby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | James Hemby pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway slams it home | 51-54 |
| 15:12 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo misses the lay-in | 51-54 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | James Leister grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 14:52 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo is whistled for traveling | 51-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Byler (SG), Antonio Morrison (SF), Randell Cameron (PF), James Porter (C) James Thompson, Mario Machin, Christopher Jacobo, James Leister | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Ronald McDole (SG), Nathan Gibson (SF), Troy Oh (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Gary Baldwin, Phillip Shelley, Anthony Holloway, James Hemby, Larry Davis | |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Doug Witherington | 51-56 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Nathan Gibson | 51-56 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a shot from the right block | 51-56 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | James Porter gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 13:18 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-56 |
| 13:16 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Ronald McDole knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Oh | 53-59 |
| 12:46 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 12:44 | UC Irvine | James Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller is hacked by Doug Witherington - foul #2 on Doug Witherington, team foul #3 | 53-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG), Christopher Jacobo (PF), James Leister (C) Heath Keller, Randell Cameron, James Porter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), Phillip Shelley (SG) Doug Witherington, Ronald McDole | |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | James Leister banks in the layup set up by James Thompson and the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #3 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | James Leister makes the free throw | 56-59 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mario Machin (SF) Antonio Morrison | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway (SF), James Hemby (PF), Larry Davis (C) Nathan Gibson, Troy Oh, Dennis Shannon | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Byler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mario Machin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - James Leister (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hemby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin's pass is intercepted by Anthony Holloway | 56-59 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin slams it home set up by Anthony Holloway | 56-61 |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Baldwin | 56-64 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | James Leister clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-64 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley grabs the board | 56-64 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mario Machin - foul #2 on Mario Machin, team foul #2 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (SG), Antonio Morrison (SF) Paul Byler, Mario Machin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Oh (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) James Hemby, Larry Davis | |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-66 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gary Baldwin | 56-69 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Troy Oh swats the short shot by Heath Keller | 56-69 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Troy Oh | 56-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | James Thompson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Heath Keller and the foul's on Gary Baldwin - foul #2 on Gary Baldwin, team foul #5 | 58-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron (C) James Leister | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Nathan Gibson (SF) Gary Baldwin, Anthony Holloway | |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | James Thompson makes the free throw | 59-72 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-72 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | James Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-72 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 61-72 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Dennis Shannon tips it but misses | 61-72 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Antonio Morrison | 61-72 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 61-72 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the board | 61-72 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Doug Witherington | 61-74 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Nathan Gibson - foul #3 on Nathan Gibson, team foul #6 | 61-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Fredrick Benton (PG), Paul Byler (SG), James Leister (C) James Thompson, Heath Keller, Christopher Jacobo | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), James Hemby (PF) Phillip Shelley, Troy Oh | |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | James Hemby snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Fredrick Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Byler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antonio Morrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randell Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Leister (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Baldwin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Hemby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Morrison | 62-74 |
| 07:19 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 64-74 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Randell Cameron denies the turnaround by Doug Witherington | 64-74 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | Antonio Morrison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 64-74 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin is hacked by Fredrick Benton - foul #1 on Fredrick Benton, team foul #3 | 64-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (PG), Mario Machin (SF), Christopher Jacobo (PF) Fredrick Benton, Antonio Morrison, Randell Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley (SG), Troy Oh (PF), Larry Davis (C) Doug Witherington, Nathan Gibson, Dennis Shannon | |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | James Hemby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-74 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-74 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | James Hemby snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley loses the ball out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG) Heath Keller | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | James Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-74 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | James Leister pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 04:55 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Keller (SG), Randell Cameron (C) Paul Byler, James Leister | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Nathan Gibson (SF) Gary Baldwin, James Hemby | |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-74 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 04:14 | UC Irvine | Troy Oh swats the short shot by Randell Cameron | 64-74 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Christopher Jacobo grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heath Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Machin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Jacobo (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Randell Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Doug Witherington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Phillip Shelley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Oh (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Larry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Troy Oh | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington travels with the ball | 64-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Fredrick Benton (PG), Paul Byler (SG), Antonio Morrison (SF), James Leister (C) James Thompson, Heath Keller, Christopher Jacobo, Randell Cameron | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin (PG), James Hemby (PF), Dennis Shannon (C) Phillip Shelley, Troy Oh, Larry Davis | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Thompson (PG), Christopher Jacobo (PF) Fredrick Benton, Mario Machin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley (SG), Troy Oh (PF) Doug Witherington, James Hemby | |
| 02:47 | UC Irvine | Paul Byler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-74 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Gary Baldwin snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Phillip Shelley misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | Nathan Gibson grabs the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Gary Baldwin and the foul's on Christopher Jacobo - foul #1 on Christopher Jacobo, team foul #4 | 64-76 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Fredrick Benton (PG), Heath Keller (SG), Mario Machin (SF), Randell Cameron (PF), James Porter (C) James Thompson, Paul Byler, Antonio Morrison, Christopher Jacobo, James Leister | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington (PG), Ronald McDole (SG), James Hemby (SF), Larry Davis (C) Gary Baldwin, Phillip Shelley, Nathan Gibson, Dennis Shannon | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Troy Oh makes the free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron tips it in | 66-77 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Fredrick Benton steps in front of the Larry Davis pass | 66-77 |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller is hacked by Ronald McDole - foul #1 on Ronald McDole, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Holloway (SF) Troy Oh | |
| 01:04 | UC Irvine | Heath Keller misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Anthony Holloway | 66-77 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Larry Davis misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Randell Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Mario Machin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-77 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Larry Davis | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Doug Witherington runs out the clock | 66-77 |