| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jason Murphy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Denning (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Pyatt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Walter Glenn inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | John Denning is called for traveling | 44-28 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 44-28 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | James Levin pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Waters steps in front of the John Denning pass | 44-28 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-28 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 18:46 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Timothy Konakowitz | 44-28 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz drills a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Bryan and he's hacked by John Denning - foul #1 on John Denning, team foul #1 | 44-30 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears travels with the ball | 44-31 |
| 17:59 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-31 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | John Denning snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | John Lyon steals it from Walter Glenn | 44-31 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters's fadeaway is rejected by James Levin | 44-31 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Denning | 44-31 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-31 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | John Lyon loses the ball out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rester (SF), William Davidson (PF) Walter Glenn, James Levin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Boshears | 46-31 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 46-31 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | John Denning gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | John Rester misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:16 | UC Irvine | John Lyon pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz is denied on a layup by John Denning | 46-31 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses the tip | 46-31 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Darrel Boshears | 46-31 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico State | John Rester throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (PG), Jack Hufford (SG), Martin Baker (PF), James Levin (C) Jason Murphy, Darrel Boshears, William Davidson, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Nevitt (PG), Bradley Mendelowitz (SG), Raphael Acosta (SF), Brandon Burgess (PF), Chad McCreary (C) Robert Bryan, Charles Pyatt, Jonathan Waters, John Lyon, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harris Herrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Hufford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Rester (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Andrew Nevitt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bradley Mendelowitz (fresh) SF - Raphael Acosta (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Burgess (fresh) C - Chad McCreary (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:13 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Chad McCreary is blocked by John Rester | 46-31 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | James Levin snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 14:48 | New Mexico State | John Rester connects on the 3 from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Chad McCreary knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raphael Acosta | 49-34 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker's pass is intercepted by Brandon Burgess | 49-34 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Nevitt | 49-37 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | Raphael Acosta is called for the reach on John Rester - foul #1 on Raphael Acosta, team foul #1 | 49-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy (PG), Darrel Boshears (SG), Walter Glenn (SF), John Denning (C) Harris Herrington, Jack Hufford, John Rester, James Levin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan (PG), Charles Pyatt (SG), Jonathan Waters (SF), John Lyon (PF), Timothy Konakowitz (C) Andrew Nevitt, Bradley Mendelowitz, Raphael Acosta, Brandon Burgess, Chad McCreary | |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Walter Glenn makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker makes the jumper from the right block | 54-37 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-37 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Walter Glenn | 54-37 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Konakowitz | 54-39 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | John Denning lays it up and in set up by Jason Murphy | 56-39 |
| 11:53 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-39 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker grabs the board | 56-39 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | John Lyon steps in front of the Jason Murphy pass | 56-39 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters lays it up and in and the foul's on Walter Glenn - foul #1 on Walter Glenn, team foul #2 | 56-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Levin (PF) Martin Baker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jason Murphy (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Glenn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Denning (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Pyatt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears misses the easy layup | 56-42 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | John Denning misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-42 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Walter Glenn hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Murphy - foul #1 on Jason Murphy, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (SG), John Rester (SF), William Davidson (C) Darrel Boshears, Walter Glenn, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:46 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lyon | 58-45 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | James Levin throws it down on a great pass from Jason Murphy | 60-45 |
| 10:10 | UC Irvine | John Lyon makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-47 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | John Rester misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | John Lyon gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters scores on a floater from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | John Rester misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-49 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | James Levin is fouled on the floor by Timothy Konakowitz - foul #2 on Timothy Konakowitz, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears (SG), Walter Glenn (SF), Martin Baker (PF), John Denning (C) Jason Murphy, John Rester, James Levin, William Davidson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Andrew Nevitt (PG), Bradley Mendelowitz (SG), Raphael Acosta (SF), Brandon Burgess (PF), Chad McCreary (C) Robert Bryan, Charles Pyatt, Jonathan Waters, John Lyon, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Chad McCreary - foul #1 on Chad McCreary, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:59 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:43 | UC Irvine | Harris Herrington is called for the reach on Andrew Nevitt - foul #2 on Harris Herrington, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Raphael Acosta can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 08:33 | UC Irvine | Brandon Burgess gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | John Denning blocks the short jumper by Bradley Mendelowitz | 61-49 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Chad McCreary | 61-49 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Andrew Nevitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darrel Boshears - foul #1 on Darrel Boshears, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Rester (PG) Harris Herrington | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt (SG), Jonathan Waters (SF), John Lyon (PF) Bradley Mendelowitz, Raphael Acosta, Chad McCreary | |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Andrew Nevitt makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:51 | UC Irvine | Andrew Nevitt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | John Denning is hacked by Charles Pyatt - foul #3 on Charles Pyatt, team foul #4 | 61-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy (PG) Walter Glenn | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan (PG), Timothy Konakowitz (C) Andrew Nevitt, Brandon Burgess | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jason Murphy (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rester (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Denning (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Bryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Pyatt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Waters is called for the reach on Martin Baker - foul #1 on Jonathan Waters, team foul #5 | 61-51 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | John Rester can't throw it down | 61-51 |
| 07:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Pyatt | 61-51 |
| 06:50 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Bryan | 61-54 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | John Rester gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | John Lyon blocks the jumper by Darrel Boshears | 61-54 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Rester - foul #1 on John Rester, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (SG), Walter Glenn (SF), James Levin (C) Darrel Boshears, John Rester, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Burgess (PF), Chad McCreary (C) John Lyon, Timothy Konakowitz | |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | James Levin is denied on a layup by Chad McCreary | 61-56 |
| 05:25 | New Mexico State | James Levin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 05:05 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Martin Baker swats the layup by Robert Bryan | 61-56 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | James Levin gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by James Levin is blocked by Chad McCreary | 61-56 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathan Waters | 61-56 |
| 04:02 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Walter Glenn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy tips it home | 63-56 |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears (SG), John Denning (C) Harris Herrington, James Levin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Lyon (PF), Timothy Konakowitz (C) Brandon Burgess, Chad McCreary | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jason Murphy (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Boshears (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Glenn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Denning (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Bryan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Pyatt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Waters (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Lyon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Timothy Konakowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses the lay-in | 63-56 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Darrel Boshears | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz makes the jumper from close range set up by Robert Bryan | 65-58 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Murphy - foul #2 on Jason Murphy, team foul #7 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (PG), John Rester (SF), James Levin (PF) Jason Murphy, Walter Glenn, Martin Baker | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raphael Acosta (SF) Jonathan Waters | |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy (PG), Martin Baker (PF) Harris Herrington, James Levin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters (SF) Raphael Acosta | |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy misses the dunk but the foul's on Charles Pyatt - foul #4 on Charles Pyatt, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Walter Glenn (SF) John Rester | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Lyon | 68-60 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Konakowitz | 68-62 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker comes up short on the floater in the lane | 68-62 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | UC Irvine | Walter Glenn steps in front of the Charles Pyatt pass | 68-62 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | John Denning connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Murphy | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Martin Baker | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Robert Bryan is called for the reach on Martin Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bryan, team foul #7 | 70-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Hufford (PG), John Rester (SF), William Davidson (C) Jason Murphy, Walter Glenn, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:54 | UC Irvine | John Lyon pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:48 | UC Irvine | Charles Pyatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-62 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-62 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | William Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Pyatt - foul #5 on Charles Pyatt, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz (SG) Charles Pyatt | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | William Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:45 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Lyon | 70-62 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Bradley Mendelowitz connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Bryan | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Mendelowitz - foul #2 on Bradley Mendelowitz, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Jack Hufford is called for the reach on Robert Bryan - foul #1 on Jack Hufford, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy (PG), Walter Glenn (SF), John Denning (C) Jack Hufford, John Rester, William Davidson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Bryan is called for the reach on Martin Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bryan, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington (PG), John Rester (SF), William Davidson (C) Jason Murphy, Walter Glenn, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Martin Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-67 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 00:16 | UC Irvine | Timothy Konakowitz drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Bryan | 74-70 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Murphy (PG), Walter Glenn (SF), James Levin (PF), John Denning (C) Darrel Boshears, John Rester, Martin Baker, William Davidson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | James Levin is hacked by Robert Bryan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Bryan, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | James Levin misses the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | James Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Konakowitz | 75-70 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Waters travels with the ball | 75-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Darrel Boshears (SG), John Rester (SF), Martin Baker (PF), William Davidson (C) Jason Murphy, Walter Glenn, James Levin, John Denning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Harris Herrington runs out the clock | 75-70 |