| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Casey | 24-32 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle misses the floater from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 19:33 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Casey Klimek and he's fouled by Michael Burdick - foul #3 on Michael Burdick, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby (C) Michael Burdick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Lloyd Gossard | 24-35 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Oglesby - foul #1 on Ernest Oglesby, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:45 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Lee | 26-36 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Hoyle - foul #2 on Mark Hoyle, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:23 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Casey - foul #2 on Joshua Casey, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (SG), Christopher McVey (SF) Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Barrett | 27-40 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Christopher McVey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-40 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 16:19 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley's floater is tipped away by Mark Hoyle | 27-40 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee banks in the layup | 29-40 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Casey Klimek | 29-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Christopher McVey (fresh) PF - Mark Hoyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Oglesby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-43 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Ernest Oglesby grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Lindsay - foul #1 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (SG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Michael Burdick (C) Terry Lee, Christopher McVey, Mark Hoyle, Ernest Oglesby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (PG), Samuel Labbe (SF), Richard Thomas (PF), Dana Flemings (C) Casey Klimek, Martin Brantley, Joshua Casey, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 15:06 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-44 |
| 14:47 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Larry Finley | 31-44 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Lindsay | 33-44 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett is called for 5 seconds | 33-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (PG), Mark Hoyle (PF) Troy Lindsay, Larry Finley | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Martin Brantley (SF), Joshua Casey (PF) Kurt Barrett, Samuel Labbe, Dana Flemings | |
| 13:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 12:59 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), John Weisinger (SF) Ronald Babcock, Thomas Stamant | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard (C) Richard Thomas | |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Akins steals it from Daniel Carswell | 33-44 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard throws it down set up by Casey Klimek | 33-46 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 11:47 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joshua Casey | 33-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Carswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Weisinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Akins (fresh) SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Casey | 33-49 |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Lee | 35-49 |
| 10:36 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Carswell | 37-49 |
| 10:06 | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek is hacked by Terry Lee - foul #2 on Terry Lee, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Ronald Babcock (SG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Terry Lee, Daniel Carswell, John Weisinger, Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Dana Flemings (C) Robert Akins, Joshua Casey, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ernest Oglesby - foul #2 on Ernest Oglesby, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:57 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Troy Lindsay | 40-50 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett's pass is intercepted by Thomas Stamant | 40-50 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant loses the ball out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG) Ronald Babcock | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (PG), Samuel Labbe (SF), Lloyd Gossard (C) Casey Klimek, Martin Brantley, Dana Flemings | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Kurt Barrett tips it in | 40-52 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kurt Barrett - foul #3 on Kurt Barrett, team foul #2 | 40-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle (PF), Michael Burdick (C) Larry Finley, Ernest Oglesby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Joshua Casey (PF) Jason Ingram, Richard Thomas | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:16 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe is fouled on the floor by Terry Lee - foul #3 on Terry Lee, team foul #7 | 41-52 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lloyd Gossard - foul #2 on Lloyd Gossard, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley (SF) Samuel Labbe | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Terry Lee steals the ball from Casey Klimek | 41-54 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle loses the dribble to Martin Brantley | 41-54 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick is hacked by Lloyd Gossard - foul #3 on Lloyd Gossard, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock (PG), Daniel Carswell (SG), John Weisinger (SF) Terry Lee, Troy Lindsay, Thomas Stamant | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (SG), Richard Thomas (C) Kurt Barrett, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Babcock | 44-54 |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas misses the shot near the basket | 44-54 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Burdick | 44-54 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Weisinger, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Finley (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram (SG) Casey Klimek | |
| 05:27 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-54 |
| 05:25 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley tips it home | 44-56 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 05:06 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Akins | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Ronald Babcock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Thomas | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | Joshua Casey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Akins | 44-62 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Larry Finley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 03:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Stamant (SF), Mark Hoyle (PF), Michael Burdick (C) Ronald Babcock, John Weisinger, Larry Finley, Ernest Oglesby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Casey Klimek (PG), Kurt Barrett (SG), Lloyd Gossard (C) Robert Akins, Jason Ingram, Richard Thomas | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Mark Hoyle snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Stamant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Hoyle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Burdick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Casey Klimek (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Brantley (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joshua Casey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Gossard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Michael Burdick drills a jump hook near the basket | 49-62 |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Gossard blows the layup | 49-62 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stamant grabs the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Terry Lee misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Martin Brantley | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Stamant - foul #2 on Thomas Stamant, team foul #9 | 49-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Ronald Babcock (SG), John Weisinger (SF), Larry Finley (PF), Ernest Oglesby (C) Terry Lee, Daniel Carswell, Thomas Stamant, Mark Hoyle, Michael Burdick | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Akins (PG), Jason Ingram (SG), Richard Thomas (PF), Dana Flemings (C) Casey Klimek, Kurt Barrett, Joshua Casey, Lloyd Gossard | |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Martin Brantley misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas snags the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Martin Brantley and he's fouled by Troy Lindsay - foul #2 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Samuel Labbe (SF) Martin Brantley | |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas makes the free throw | 49-65 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay makes the 3 from straight away | 52-65 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Richard Thomas makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Dana Flemings | 52-67 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay travels with the ball | 52-67 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Jason Ingram drills a 3 from the right corner | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | John Weisinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Dana Flemings grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Akins runs out the clock | 52-70 |