| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Thomas Pettengill | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | John Burton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Etherton - foul #1 on Paul Etherton, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:22 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | John Burton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Casey Klimek | 38-38 |
| 18:24 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Ziesemer | 38-40 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek is fouled on the floor by Terry Lee - foul #1 on Terry Lee, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 17:52 | UC Irvine | John Burton can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | John Burton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug's pass is intercepted by Martin Brantley | 38-40 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard's floater is tipped away by Paul Etherton | 38-40 |
| 16:47 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ralph Ziesemer | 38-40 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | John Burton takes the ball from Gerald Haug | 38-40 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek can't finish the layup | 38-40 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:59 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Gossard - foul #1 on Lloyd Gossard, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG), Joseph Shearer (SF), Joshua Casey (PF), Richard Thomas (C) John Burton, Martin Brantley, Reginald Christen, Lloyd Gossard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jay Larry (PF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Shearer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Laguerre (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jay Larry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Batty (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Lindsay | 38-42 |
| 15:33 | UC Irvine | Jay Larry steals the ball from Jason Ingram | 38-42 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Randall Laguerre | 38-45 |
| 15:03 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Casey Klimek | 41-45 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Burton (SG), Martin Brantley (SF) Casey Klimek, Joseph Shearer | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF) Ralph Ziesemer, Randall Laguerre, Jim Batty | |
| 14:13 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 14:12 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:03 | UC Irvine | John Burton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jason Ingram | 44-45 |
| 13:25 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terry Lee | 44-48 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas is whistled for traveling | 44-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Reginald Christen (PF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Jason Ingram, Joshua Casey, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Paul Etherton (C) Troy Lindsay, Jay Larry | |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses long on a runner from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill tips it in | 44-50 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 44-50 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill is hacked by Reginald Christen - foul #3 on Reginald Christen, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG) John Burton | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Jay Larry (SF) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Larry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Etherton | 44-53 |
| 11:13 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Larry | 44-53 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Troy Lindsay - foul #3 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Burton (SG), Joseph Shearer (SF), Joshua Casey (PF) Jason Ingram, Martin Brantley, Reginald Christen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Jim Batty (C) Troy Lindsay, Gerald Haug, Paul Etherton | |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-53 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard drills a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Jim Batty - foul #1 on Jim Batty, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| 09:35 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Shearer, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Martin Brantley (SF), Reginald Christen (PF) Casey Klimek, Joseph Shearer, Lloyd Gossard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Jay Larry, Jim Batty | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Terry Lee steals it from John Burton | 48-58 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee banks in the layup | 48-60 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | John Burton buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Ingram | 51-60 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Martin Brantley steals it from Gerald Haug | 51-60 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jason Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Burton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-60 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 54-60 |
| 07:18 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 07:14 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Burton | 56-60 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer hits the follow up shot | 56-62 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley hits a runner from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Pettengill - foul #1 on Thomas Pettengill, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Richard Thomas (PF), Lloyd Gossard (C) John Burton, Reginald Christen, Joshua Casey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SG), Jay Larry (SF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Thomas Pettengill, Paul Etherton | |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 06:21 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Klimek | 61-62 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty clanks a floater from the free throw line | 61-62 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek is hacked by Troy Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer (SF) Martin Brantley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG) Gerald Haug | |
| 05:32 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Casey Klimek | 63-62 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-62 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty tips it back up and in | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Joseph Shearer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-64 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Casey Klimek - foul #2 on Casey Klimek, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Burton (SG), Martin Brantley (SF), Reginald Christen (PF) Jason Ingram, Joseph Shearer, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Daniel Carswell, Troy Lindsay, Jay Larry, Jim Batty | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lloyd Gossard | 63-65 |
| 04:28 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard misses the easy layup | 63-65 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the board | 63-65 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton is whistled for traveling | 63-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey (C) Lloyd Gossard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer (SG) Randall Laguerre | |
| 03:39 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses badly on a runner from close range | 63-65 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen tips it back up and in | 65-65 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Burton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Christen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Joshua Casey is called for the reach on Gerald Haug - foul #3 on Joshua Casey, team foul #5 | 65-65 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-65 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pettengill | 65-67 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Reginald Christen is called for the reach on Terry Lee - foul #4 on Reginald Christen, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Lloyd Gossard (C) Casey Klimek, Reginald Christen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Jay Larry (C) Terry Lee, Paul Etherton | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug tips it in | 65-69 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Reginald Christen (PF) Jason Ingram, Joshua Casey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Paul Etherton (C) Troy Lindsay, Jay Larry | |
| 01:44 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-69 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer pulls down the rebound | 65-69 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Ziesemer | 65-72 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Terry Lee is called for the reach on Casey Klimek - foul #2 on Terry Lee, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) 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) | |
| 00:44 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Reginald Christen snags the offensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses the lay-in | 65-72 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Pettengill | 65-72 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill is hacked by John Burton in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Burton, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jay Larry (C) Paul Etherton | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | John Burton is hacked by Ralph Ziesemer - foul #3 on Ralph Ziesemer, team foul #8 | 65-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton (C) Jay Larry | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | John Burton makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | John Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug pulls down the rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug is hacked by Casey Klimek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Casey Klimek, team foul #8 | 66-74 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jay Larry (SF), Jim Batty (C) Thomas Pettengill, Paul Etherton | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Reginald Christen | 66-75 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | John Burton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-75 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty snags the defensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | John Burton is called for the reach on Ralph Ziesemer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Burton, team foul #9 | 66-75 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Larry - foul #2 on Jay Larry, team foul #9 | 66-77 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Robert Akins (SG), Joshua Casey (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Casey Klimek, John Burton, Reginald Christen, Lloyd Gossard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Troy Lindsay (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Gerald Haug | |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 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 | Daniel Carswell runs out the clock | 67-77 |