| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Masse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Graves (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Demarco (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Iniko Abke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Knapp (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ilia Zapien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien inbounds the ball | 41-37 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | James Knapp is fouled on the floor by James Graves - foul #2 on James Graves, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Wasson (SG), Gabriel Rossi (PF), John Moser (C) James Knapp, Tony Kelly, Brandon Walter | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien can't throw it down | 41-37 |
| 19:35 | UC Irvine | James Graves snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | James Graves can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-37 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | John Moser tips it home | 41-39 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by John Moser - foul #1 on John Moser, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), James Knapp (SG), Steve Williams (SF), Tony Kelly (PF) Iniko Abke, John Wasson, Ilia Zapien, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | Steve Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-39 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Walter (C) John Moser | |
| 18:08 | UC Irvine | James Graves misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | James Graves grabs the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Masse | 45-39 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from James Knapp | 45-41 |
| 17:14 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Masse | 47-41 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steve Williams - foul #1 on Steve Williams, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Taylor (PG), John Damberger (SG), Dennis Farmer (PF), Donald Horton (C) Michael Masse, James Huffman, James Graves, Jonathan Demarco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke (PG), John Wasson (SG), Ilia Zapien (SF), Gabriel Rossi (PF), John Moser (C) Walter Graves, James Knapp, Steve Williams, Tony Kelly, Brandon Walter | |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-41 |
| 15:54 | UC Irvine | Donald Horton tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jason Taylor (fresh) SG - John Damberger (fresh) SF - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Farmer (fresh) C - Donald Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Iniko Abke (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Wasson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ilia Zapien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke is hacked by Jason Taylor - foul #2 on Jason Taylor, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Myers (SF), Alvin Mancia (PF) Robert Allen, Donald Horton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG), Justin Deleo (SF), Tony Kelly (PF) John Wasson, Ilia Zapien, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Justin Deleo | 50-44 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Knapp | 50-46 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Jason Taylor is fouled on the floor by Iniko Abke - foul #2 on Iniko Abke, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Masse (PG), James Huffman (SG), James Graves (SF), Jonathan Demarco (C) Jason Taylor, John Damberger, Frank Myers, Dennis Farmer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Wasson (SG), Ilia Zapien (SF), Gabriel Rossi (PF), Brandon Walter (C) James Knapp, Justin Deleo, Tony Kelly, John Moser | |
| 14:16 | UC Irvine | James Graves knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Alvin Mancia blocks the short jumper by Brandon Walter | 53-46 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathan Demarco | 53-46 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | James Huffman makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Masse | 55-46 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Allen (SF) James Graves | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), James Knapp (SG), Steve Williams (SF), Tony Kelly (PF), John Moser (C) Iniko Abke, John Wasson, Ilia Zapien, Gabriel Rossi, Brandon Walter | |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco is fouled on the floor by Steve Williams as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Steve Williams, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Walter (C) John Moser | |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Masse | 57-46 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | Michael Masse picks off the pass by Walter Graves in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | James Huffman's pass is intercepted by Steve Williams | 57-46 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Steve Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Knapp | 57-48 |
| 11:57 | UC Irvine | James Huffman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 11:55 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco misses the tip | 57-48 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Steve Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Masse (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Demarco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Walter Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Knapp (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Steve Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Brandon Walter can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-48 |
| 11:32 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly lays it in set up by James Knapp | 57-50 |
| 11:05 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco hits the follow up shot | 59-50 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly loses the dribble to Michael Masse | 59-50 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | James Huffman is hacked by James Knapp - foul #1 on James Knapp, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Taylor (PG), John Damberger (SG), James Graves (SF), Dennis Farmer (PF), Donald Horton (C) Michael Masse, James Huffman, Robert Allen, Alvin Mancia, Jonathan Demarco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke (PG), John Wasson (SG), Ilia Zapien (SF), Gabriel Rossi (PF), John Moser (C) Walter Graves, James Knapp, Steve Williams, Tony Kelly, Brandon Walter | |
| 10:12 | UC Irvine | James Graves's 3 pointer is rejected by Ilia Zapien | 59-50 |
| 10:11 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gabriel Rossi - foul #2 on Gabriel Rossi, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 09:55 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Wasson | 60-52 |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer drills a floater in the lane | 62-52 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi dunks the ball on a nice dish by Iniko Abke | 62-54 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | John Moser snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gabriel Rossi | 62-57 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | John Damberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 08:46 | UC Irvine | Dennis Farmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | John Wasson is called for the reach on John Damberger - foul #1 on John Wasson, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Huffman (SG), Robert Allen (SF) Jason Taylor, Donald Horton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG), Tony Kelly (PF) John Wasson, Gabriel Rossi | |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | John Damberger makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | John Damberger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 08:03 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Damberger | 64-57 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Damberger | 67-57 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Damberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Huffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Graves (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Iniko Abke (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Knapp (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Ilia Zapien (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Kelly (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Moser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | New Mexico State | James Knapp hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-59 |
| 07:20 | UC Irvine | James Huffman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-59 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | James Knapp lays it in on a nice dish by Iniko Abke | 67-61 |
| 06:51 | UC Irvine | James Graves knocks in the 3 from straight away | 70-61 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Graves - foul #3 on James Graves, team foul #3 | 70-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Masse (PG), Alvin Mancia (PF), Jonathan Demarco (C) John Damberger, James Graves, Dennis Farmer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), John Wasson (SG), Steve Williams (SF), Brandon Walter (C) Iniko Abke, James Knapp, Ilia Zapien, John Moser | |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-62 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tony Kelly | 70-62 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | John Wasson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Huffman - foul #3 on James Huffman, team foul #4 | 70-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Taylor (SF) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke (PG), Justin Deleo (SF) Walter Graves, Steve Williams | |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | John Wasson makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | John Wasson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 06:13 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia snags the defensive board | 70-63 |
| 05:53 | UC Irvine | James Huffman buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Masse | 73-63 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Masse - foul #1 on Michael Masse, team foul #5 | 73-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Graves (SF) James Huffman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG), Steve Williams (SF), Gabriel Rossi (PF) John Wasson, Justin Deleo, Tony Kelly | |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Jason Taylor scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Graves | 75-65 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Knapp | 75-68 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | James Knapp takes the ball from Jonathan Demarco after a doubleteam | 75-68 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Gabriel Rossi pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Knapp | 75-71 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-71 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-71 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Steve Williams gets the offensive rebound | 75-71 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Michael Masse (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Graves (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Demarco (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Iniko Abke (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knapp (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SF - Steve Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gabriel Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Steve Williams comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 75-71 |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco pulls down the rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:41 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Huffman (SG), Robert Allen (SF) Jason Taylor, James Graves | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Graves (PG), John Wasson (SG), Ilia Zapien (SF), Tony Kelly (PF), John Moser (C) Iniko Abke, James Knapp, Steve Williams, Gabriel Rossi, Brandon Walter | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia blows the layup but the foul's on Ilia Zapien - foul #1 on Ilia Zapien, team foul #8 | 75-71 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG) John Wasson | |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:26 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | John Moser gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Graves | 75-73 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse is whistled for a carry | 75-73 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Wasson (SG), Justin Deleo (SF), Brandon Walter (C) James Knapp, Ilia Zapien, John Moser | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly makes the shot from the right block | 75-75 |
| 02:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG), John Moser (C) John Wasson, Brandon Walter | |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | John Moser misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Huffman - foul #4 on James Huffman, team foul #6 | 75-75 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Graves (C) Jonathan Demarco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke (PG) James Knapp | |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | John Moser makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | John Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | James Graves gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:58 | UC Irvine | James Graves can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-76 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Justin Deleo pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | John Moser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 75-76 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | James Graves pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Alvin Mancia is blocked by John Moser | 75-76 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | James Graves tips it in | 77-76 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Walter Graves knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Iniko Abke and he's fouled by Alvin Mancia - foul #4 on Alvin Mancia, team foul #7 | 77-78 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco (C) James Graves | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Knapp (SG), Ilia Zapien (SF), Brandon Walter (C) Iniko Abke, Justin Deleo, John Moser | |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Walter Graves makes the free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Allen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-79 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Tony Kelly misses the floater from the left wing | 77-79 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse is called for 3 seconds | 77-79 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Iniko Abke (PG) Walter Graves | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Masse - foul #2 on Michael Masse, team foul #8 | 77-79 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Ilia Zapien misses the 2nd free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Demarco pulls down the rebound | 77-80 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-80 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Michael Masse hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-80 |