| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McElvaine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Luciani (fresh) C - Steven Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Korte | 37-29 |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani can't connect on a shot from the left block | 37-29 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-31 |
| 18:29 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Scott Sharp picks off the pass by Timothy Mullins | 37-31 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Walter Luciani picks off the pass by Robert Dorsey | 37-31 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder (SG), Robert Sease (SF), Carlos Kuhlmann (PF), Warren Haffner (C) Jerome Owen, Theodore Korte, Scott Sharp, Bao Ming | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Allen steps in front of the Warren Haffner pass | 37-31 |
| 16:57 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Furlong | 37-34 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Timothy Mullins picks off the pass by Robert Dorsey in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Sease's pass is intercepted by Walter Luciani | 37-34 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Sease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Kuhlmann (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Haffner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McElvaine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Luciani (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico State | Warren Haffner can't finish the layup | 37-34 |
| 15:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Benjamin Furlong | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Mullins | 37-36 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 14:44 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Luciani | 37-39 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Rudder | 40-39 |
| 13:40 | UC Irvine | Robert Dorsey steals it from Benjamin Furlong | 40-39 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:28 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-42 |
| 12:26 | New Mexico State | Carlos Kuhlmann grabs the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carlos Kuhlmann | 43-42 |
| 11:40 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins tips it home | 43-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Rudder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Sease (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Kuhlmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Warren Haffner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McElvaine (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Luciani (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG), Jerome Owen (SG), Theodore Korte (SF), Scott Sharp (PF), Bao Ming (C) Robert Dorsey, Kevin Rudder, Robert Sease, Carlos Kuhlmann, Warren Haffner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG), Frank Oles (SG), Stephen Allen (SF), Frank Feliciano (PF), Byron McCammack (C) Timothy Mullins, Benjamin Furlong, Robert McElvaine, Walter Luciani, Steven Allen | |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Sharp | 43-44 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming can't finish the layup | 43-44 |
| 10:20 | UC Irvine | John Jennings snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Stephen Allen comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 43-44 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Stephen Allen is called for the reach on Jerome Owen - foul #1 on Stephen Allen, team foul #1 | 43-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG) George Gough | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins (PG) John Jennings | |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Owen | 46-44 |
| 09:02 | UC Irvine | Stephen Allen misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Timothy Mullins is called for the reach on Bao Ming - foul #2 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Owen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Korte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bao Ming (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Oles (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Feliciano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron McCammack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerome Owen - foul #1 on Jerome Owen, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Gough (PG) Robert Dorsey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Copes (SF), Walter Luciani (PF), Frank Snyder (C) Stephen Allen, Frank Feliciano, Byron McCammack | |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Frank Oles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Korte | 49-45 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Timothy Copes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Sharp and the foul's on Timothy Mullins - foul #3 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey (PG), Kevin Rudder (SG) George Gough, Jerome Owen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG), Benjamin Furlong (SG), Robert McElvaine (SF), Steven Allen (C) Timothy Mullins, Frank Oles, Timothy Copes, Frank Snyder | |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Theodore Korte - foul #1 on Theodore Korte, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Theodore Korte | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:35 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Kevin Rudder pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp is called for 3 seconds | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Jerome Owen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 52-49 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey loses the ball out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Theodore Korte | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Timothy Mullins (PG), Frank Feliciano (PF) John Jennings, Walter Luciani | |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Furlong | 52-52 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Sharp | 55-52 |
| 03:35 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano comes up short on the shot near the basket | 55-52 |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Steven Allen takes the ball from Robert Dorsey | 55-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Dorsey (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Owen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Rudder (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Sharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bao Ming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Timothy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Furlong (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McElvaine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Feliciano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Benjamin Furlong | 55-54 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp blows the dunk but the foul's on Frank Feliciano - foul #1 on Frank Feliciano, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte (SF) Jerome Owen | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani (PF) Robert McElvaine | |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Frank Feliciano snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Scott Sharp blocks the jumper by Frank Feliciano | 56-54 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Bao Ming grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 01:43 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:29 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 01:28 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Korte | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Walter Luciani comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Furlong - foul #1 on Benjamin Furlong, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Sease (SG) Kevin Rudder | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert McElvaine (SF) Frank Feliciano | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp is hacked by Timothy Mullins - foul #4 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Owen (SG) Robert Sease | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte is fouled on the floor by Robert McElvaine - foul #2 on Robert McElvaine, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:33 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 00:26 | UC Irvine | Steven Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Timothy Mullins is called for the reach on Robert Dorsey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Mullins, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Jennings (PG) Timothy Mullins | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Robert Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Walter Luciani is called for the reach on Scott Sharp - foul #1 on Walter Luciani, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Scott Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Luciani | 61-54 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Benjamin Furlong knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert McElvaine | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Furlong - foul #2 on Benjamin Furlong, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:04 | UC Irvine | John Jennings travels with the ball | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte is fouled in the backcourt by John Jennings - foul #2 on John Jennings, team foul #11 | 63-57 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Theodore Korte makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | John Jennings misses short on a halfcourt shot | 65-57 |