| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie Noble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dana Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Albrecht (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Duval (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kevin Ford (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Virgil Ardis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simon Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arnold Hassler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten tips it in | 21-26 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Kevin Ford | 21-28 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Arnold Hassler is called for the reach on Dana Holcomb - foul #1 on Arnold Hassler, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez (PG), Ira Haynes (SG), Luis Miraglia (SF), Terence Savage (PF), Charles Chludzinski (C) Kevin Ford, Virgil Ardis, Simon Washington, Arnold Hassler, David Johnson | |
| 18:39 | New Mexico State | Miguel Gomez is called for the reach on Charlie Noble - foul #1 on Miguel Gomez, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Simon Washington (SF) Luis Miraglia | |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:05 | UC Irvine | Charles Chludzinski hits a runner from the baseline set up by Ira Haynes | 21-30 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford (PG), Virgil Ardis (SG), Luis Miraglia (SF), Arnold Hassler (PF) Miguel Gomez, Ira Haynes, Simon Washington, Terence Savage | |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 17:48 | UC Irvine | Virgil Ardis tips it back up and in | 21-32 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-32 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford grabs the board | 21-32 |
| 17:12 | UC Irvine | Virgil Ardis drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Chludzinski | 21-34 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb is fouled on the floor by Virgil Ardis - foul #1 on Virgil Ardis, team foul #3 | 21-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (PG), Matthew Brown (PF), John Besaw (C) Charlie Noble, Jason Albrecht, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez (PG), Ira Haynes (SG), Simon Washington (SF), Terence Savage (PF), David Johnson (C) Kevin Ford, Virgil Ardis, Luis Miraglia, Arnold Hassler, Charles Chludzinski | |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 16:45 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 16:41 | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Dana Holcomb | 21-34 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico State | Ira Haynes is called for the reach on Dana Holcomb - foul #4 on Ira Haynes, team foul #4 | 21-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer (SG) Dana Holcomb | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Virgil Ardis (SG) Ira Haynes | |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer is whistled for traveling | 21-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford (PG), Arnold Hassler (PF), Charles Chludzinski (C) Miguel Gomez, Terence Savage, David Johnson | |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Charles Chludzinski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 21-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wade Reasor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) C - John Besaw (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kevin Ford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Ardis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Simon Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Hassler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Chludzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | John Besaw buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matthew Brown | 24-36 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Ford and the foul's on Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Matthew Brown, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble (PG), Dana Holcomb (SG), Jason Albrecht (PF), Matthew Duval (C) Harold Palmer, Gaylord Vanetten, Matthew Brown, John Besaw | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez (PG), Luis Miraglia (SF), Terence Savage (PF), David Johnson (C) Kevin Ford, Virgil Ardis, Simon Washington, Charles Chludzinski | |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler makes the free throw | 24-39 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 14:15 | UC Irvine | David Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford (PG), Virgil Ardis (SG), Simon Washington (SF), Charles Chludzinski (C) Miguel Gomez, Arnold Hassler, Luis Miraglia, David Johnson | |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor's pass is intercepted by Virgil Ardis | 26-39 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | Dana Holcomb takes the ball from Simon Washington | 26-39 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 13:28 | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Terence Savage double dribbles | 26-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten (SF), Matthew Brown (PF) Wade Reasor, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez (PG), Ira Haynes (SG), Luis Miraglia (SF), Arnold Hassler (PF), David Johnson (C) Kevin Ford, Virgil Ardis, Simon Washington, Terence Savage, Charles Chludzinski | |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Charlie Noble - foul #3 on Charlie Noble, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer (SG), John Besaw (C) Dana Holcomb, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Harold Palmer is blocked by David Johnson | 28-41 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown tips it back up and in | 30-41 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | David Johnson misses the lay-in | 30-41 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Besaw | 30-41 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | John Besaw clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Luis Miraglia gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie Noble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harold Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Besaw (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Miguel Gomez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ira Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Luis Miraglia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arnold Hassler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | UC Irvine | Luis Miraglia misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 30-41 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Luis Miraglia | 30-43 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | David Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | David Johnson hits a runner in the paint set up by Ira Haynes | 30-45 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble is hacked by Miguel Gomez - foul #2 on Miguel Gomez, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (PG), Dana Holcomb (SG), Jason Albrecht (PF), Matthew Duval (C) Charlie Noble, Harold Palmer, Matthew Brown, John Besaw | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford (PG), Virgil Ardis (SG), Simon Washington (SF), Terence Savage (PF), Charles Chludzinski (C) Miguel Gomez, Ira Haynes, Luis Miraglia, Arnold Hassler, David Johnson | |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Ford - foul #1 on Kevin Ford, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington's floater is tipped away by Matthew Duval | 32-45 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval loses the ball out of bounds | 32-45 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington clanks a jump hook near the basket | 32-45 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Terence Savage can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 09:07 | UC Irvine | Charles Chludzinski grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 08:54 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington's pass is intercepted by Matthew Duval | 32-45 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten misses the floater from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Chludzinski | 32-45 |
| 08:23 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Ford - foul #2 on Kevin Ford, team foul #7 | 32-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ira Haynes (SG), Arnold Hassler (PF) Virgil Ardis, Terence Savage | |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 07:38 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Ford | 34-48 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Kevin Ford - foul #3 on Kevin Ford, team foul #8 | 34-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble (PG), Matthew Brown (PF), John Besaw (C) Gaylord Vanetten, Jason Albrecht, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Johnson (C) Charles Chludzinski | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie Noble (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dana Holcomb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wade Reasor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Besaw (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kevin Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Simon Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Hassler (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | David Johnson scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ira Haynes | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb buries a fadeaway from the right side | 38-50 |
| 06:48 | UC Irvine | Ira Haynes misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:17 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler can't tip it in | 38-50 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 05:22 | UC Irvine | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Besaw - foul #1 on John Besaw, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Evens (PG), Harold Palmer (SG), Gaylord Vanetten (SF), Jason Albrecht (PF), Matthew Duval (C) Charlie Noble, Dana Holcomb, Wade Reasor, Matthew Brown, John Besaw | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Miguel Gomez (PG), Luis Miraglia (SF), Terence Savage (PF), Charles Chludzinski (C) Kevin Ford, Simon Washington, Arnold Hassler, David Johnson | |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Charles Chludzinski buries a runner near the basket set up by Ira Haynes | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 04:44 | UC Irvine | Luis Miraglia gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Ira Haynes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Miraglia | 38-55 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval's pass is intercepted by Charles Chludzinski | 38-55 |
| 03:51 | UC Irvine | Charles Chludzinski travels with the ball | 38-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Besaw (SF), Matthew Brown (PF), Stephen Stokes (C) Gaylord Vanetten, Jason Albrecht, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford (PG), Simon Washington (SF), Arnold Hassler (PF) Miguel Gomez, Luis Miraglia, Terence Savage | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:11 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington clanks a runner from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Besaw (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Kevin Ford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ira Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Simon Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Hassler (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Chludzinski (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Kevin Ford takes the ball from Stephen Stokes | 40-55 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler jams it on a great pass from Kevin Ford | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Besaw | 42-57 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford scores on a floater from the right block | 42-59 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Ira Haynes - foul #5 on Ira Haynes, team foul #9 | 42-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (SG) Stephen Stokes | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Virgil Ardis (SG), David Johnson (C) Ira Haynes, Charles Chludzinski | |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 01:55 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:35 | UC Irvine | David Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Hassler | 43-62 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Virgil Ardis takes the ball from Matthew Brown | 43-62 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington banks in the layup on a great pass from Virgil Ardis | 43-64 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor is fouled on the floor by Virgil Ardis - foul #2 on Virgil Ardis, team foul #10 | 43-64 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 00:58 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | David Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-64 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Simon Washington tips it home | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Arnold Hassler gets the rebound | 45-66 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Kevin Ford runs out the clock | 45-66 |