| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Collier (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Herron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jacob Gothard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:39 | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs blows the layup | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 28-23 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal hits the finger roll set up by Brian Barkley | 30-25 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Collier | 30-27 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier blows the layup but he's fouled by Stephen Brackman - foul #2 on Stephen Brackman, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 17:19 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 17:02 | UC Irvine | Patrick Herron steals the ball from Brian Barkley | 30-29 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Collier and he's fouled by Scott Deans - foul #2 on Scott Deans, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses the driving attempt from the right block | 30-32 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Collier | 30-34 |
| 16:03 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Deal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Collier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Herron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Gothard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 15:56 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:50 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Brian Barkley | 32-34 |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier is fouled on the floor by Brian Barkley - foul #1 on Brian Barkley, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF), David Owens (PF), Randall Adams (C) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman, Gerard Deal, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), Monte Baker (SG), Matthew Hazen (SF), Greg Rucks (PF), Kevin Frost (C) Michael Collier, George Humphrey, Patrick Herron, Richard Gibbs, Jacob Gothard | |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Kevin Frost hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Randall Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:51 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by David Owens is denied by Matthew Hazen | 32-34 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Kevin Frost gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen buries a jumper from the left block set up by Timothy Adair | 32-36 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside is fouled on the floor by Greg Rucks - foul #2 on Greg Rucks, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Stephen Brackman (SF), Jack Smith (C) Scott Deans, Albert Jones, Randall Adams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Humphrey (SG), Michael Collier (SF) Monte Baker, Matthew Hazen | |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Mike Woodside steals the ball from Michael Collier | 35-36 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman jams it on a nice dish by Brian Barkley | 37-36 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin Frost loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Gerard Deal (PF) Mike Woodside, David Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF), Jacob Gothard (C) Michael Collier, Greg Rucks, Kevin Frost | |
| 13:02 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-36 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Gothard | 37-38 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Richard Gibbs | 37-38 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 37-38 |
| 12:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Stephen Brackman | 37-38 |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 37-38 |
| 11:45 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Herron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Gothard (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (PG), Albert Jones (SF) Brian Barkley, Stephen Brackman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (PG), Monte Baker (SG) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey | |
| 11:08 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones scores on a jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Herron | 42-41 |
| 10:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 10:24 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron tips it home | 44-43 |
| 10:03 | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-43 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Monte Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), Stephen Brackman (SF), David Owens (PF), Randall Adams (C) Mike Woodside, Albert Jones, Gerard Deal, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), George Humphrey (SG), Greg Rucks (PF), Kevin Frost (C) Monte Baker, Patrick Herron, Richard Gibbs, Jacob Gothard | |
| 09:28 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | David Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | David Owens buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | Greg Rucks slams it home set up by Timothy Adair | 49-45 |
| 08:09 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Kevin Frost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey grabs the offensive board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Brian Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Adams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Greg Rucks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Frost (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Timothy Adair is called for the reach on Stephen Brackman - foul #4 on Timothy Adair, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mike Woodside (SG), Gerard Deal (PF), Jack Smith (C) Scott Deans, David Owens, Randall Adams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron (SF), Richard Gibbs (PF), Jacob Gothard (C) Michael Collier, Greg Rucks, Kevin Frost | |
| 06:43 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal is hacked by Patrick Herron - foul #2 on Patrick Herron, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| 06:38 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gerard Deal | 51-48 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Adair | 51-50 |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Jack Smith and the foul's on Patrick Herron - foul #3 on Patrick Herron, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Jones (SF) Stephen Brackman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:07 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 05:39 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Gerard Deal | 54-50 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Albert Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal tips it in | 56-50 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey is hacked by Mike Woodside - foul #1 on Mike Woodside, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Scott Deans (SG), Stephen Brackman (SF) Brian Barkley, Albert Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (PG), Monte Baker (SG) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Monte Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 04:21 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Woodside | 58-50 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Mike Woodside (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Deans (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Brackman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerard Deal (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Collier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Baker (fresh) SF - Patrick Herron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Gothard (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Gerard Deal swats the shot by Patrick Herron | 58-50 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Herron - foul #4 on Patrick Herron, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley (PG), David Owens (PF), Randall Adams (C) Mike Woodside, Gerard Deal, Jack Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), George Humphrey (SG), Greg Rucks (PF), Kevin Frost (C) Monte Baker, Patrick Herron, Richard Gibbs, Jacob Gothard | |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 02:51 | UC Irvine | Stephen Brackman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jack Smith (C) Randall Adams | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron (SF), Jacob Gothard (C) Michael Collier, Kevin Frost | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Scott Deans - foul #3 on Scott Deans, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal (PF) David Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 02:09 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Scott Deans steps in front of the George Humphrey pass | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith is whistled for traveling | 62-54 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs (PF) Greg Rucks | |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron's 3 pointer is rejected by Stephen Brackman | 62-54 |
| 01:18 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:16 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Jack Smith denies the turnaround by Jacob Gothard | 62-54 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Richard Gibbs tips it home | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:57 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Deans | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans is hacked by George Humphrey - foul #1 on George Humphrey, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | George Humphrey is called for the reach on Brian Barkley - foul #2 on George Humphrey, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:53 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans is hacked by Timothy Adair in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Adair, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (PG) Timothy Adair | |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-58 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Collier - foul #1 on Michael Collier, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jacob Gothard | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard is fouled on the floor by Gerard Deal - foul #2 on Gerard Deal, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith grabs the board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith is hacked by Michael Collier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Collier, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | UC Irvine | Jack Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Gerard Deal steals it from Patrick Herron | 67-58 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans is fouled in the backcourt by George Humphrey - foul #3 on George Humphrey, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Scott Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron loses the dribble to Stephen Brackman | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Barkley runs out the clock | 69-58 |