| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smolen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark May (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Lasley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Aguila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Gardiner (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone scores on a jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Philip Gardiner swats the short shot by Thomas Stone | 32-32 |
| 19:17 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 19:04 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico State | Philip Gardiner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 35-32 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Philip Gardiner grabs the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-32 |
| 18:35 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:14 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 18:12 | UC Irvine | James Smolen tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | Philip Gardiner misses the floater from the left side | 37-32 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Mark May clanks a floater from the left side | 37-32 |
| 17:25 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:08 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker is hacked by James Smolen - foul #1 on James Smolen, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Hill (C) Thomas Stone | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata (PF), Ronald Pelton (C) Robert Becker, Philip Gardiner | |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:33 | UC Irvine | James Smolen misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Pelton pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Mark May | 37-34 |
| 16:00 | UC Irvine | James Smolen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Smolen, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner (SG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Ronald Bui (C) Carlos Whitson, Santos Dulac, James Smolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson (SG), Micheal Keithley (SF) Peter Lasley, John Aguila | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Thomas Garner (fresh) SF - Steven Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Ronald Bui (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark May (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcellus Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Micheal Keithley (fresh) PF - Morgan Cammarata (fresh) C - Ronald Pelton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Ronald Pelton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Marcellus Johnson | 37-37 |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bui hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:01 | UC Irvine | Ronald Pelton swats the layup by Steven Hill | 37-37 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Micheal Keithley tips it in | 37-39 |
| 14:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh can't connect on a floater near the basket | 37-39 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Ronald Pelton pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Mark May hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Marcellus Johnson | 37-42 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson's floater is tipped away by Michael Clabaugh | 37-42 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Mark May grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | Mark May misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 13:35 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:06 | UC Irvine | Micheal Keithley is called for the reach on Steven Hill - foul #1 on Micheal Keithley, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Santos Dulac (SF), Thomas Stone (C) Jeremy Wise, Steven Hill, Ronald Bui | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley (SG), John Aguila (SF), Robert Becker (PF), Philip Gardiner (C) Mark May, Micheal Keithley, Morgan Cammarata, Ronald Pelton | |
| 12:56 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Santos Dulac | 40-42 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Thomas Stone swats the short shot by Robert Becker | 40-42 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker misses the tip | 40-42 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico State | Philip Gardiner gets the offensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Santos Dulac blocks the short jumper by Robert Becker | 40-42 |
| 12:20 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Stone lays it in set up by Thomas Garner | 42-42 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Michael Clabaugh takes the ball from Marcellus Johnson | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Garner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Santos Dulac (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marcellus Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Lasley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Aguila (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Gardiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Santos Dulac - foul #2 on Santos Dulac, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (SG), James Smolen (PF) Thomas Garner, Michael Clabaugh | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:50 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to James Smolen | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | John Aguila is called for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Hill (C) Thomas Stone | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark May (PG) Marcellus Johnson | |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Philip Gardiner - foul #1 on Philip Gardiner, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata (PF), Ronald Pelton (C) Robert Becker, Philip Gardiner | |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Mark May buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner (SG), Ronald Bui (C) Carlos Whitson, Santos Dulac | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Micheal Keithley (SG), Kenneth Zeeb (SF) Peter Lasley, John Aguila | |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Pelton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 09:06 | UC Irvine | Ronald Bui gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Steven Hill misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Zeeb grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Micheal Keithley buries a jumper from the left side set up by Morgan Cammarata | 47-49 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark May - foul #3 on Mark May, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Michael Clabaugh (PF), Thomas Stone (C) Thomas Garner, Steven Hill, Ronald Bui | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley (SG), Robert Becker (PF), Philip Gardiner (C) Kenneth Zeeb, Morgan Cammarata, Ronald Pelton | |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Micheal Keithley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 08:03 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 07:43 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Whitson | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Smolen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark May (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Lasley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Micheal Keithley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Becker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Gardiner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Carlos Whitson steals the ball from Mark May in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise slams it home on a great pass from Carlos Whitson | 53-49 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Mark May drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Becker | 53-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark May - foul #4 on Mark May, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac (SF) James Smolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Aguila (SF) Micheal Keithley | |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 3rd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mark May | 56-54 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | John Aguila gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | John Aguila misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Philip Gardiner grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mark May and he's hacked by Thomas Stone - foul #3 on Thomas Stone, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner (PG), Sean West (SG), James Smolen (PF), Steven Hill (C) Carlos Whitson, Jeremy Wise, Michael Clabaugh, Thomas Stone | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson (PG), Morgan Cammarata (PF), Ronald Pelton (C) Mark May, Robert Becker, Philip Gardiner | |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Sean West connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Garner | 59-57 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | John Aguila misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 05:10 | UC Irvine | James Smolen grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Sean West misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Aguila | 59-57 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Garner - foul #1 on Thomas Garner, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise (PG) Sean West | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark May (PG), Philip Gardiner (C) Peter Lasley, Ronald Pelton | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Morgan Cammarata makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:28 | UC Irvine | Thomas Garner is fouled on the floor by Marcellus Johnson - foul #1 on Marcellus Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson (PG), Thomas Stone (C) Thomas Garner, Steven Hill | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Becker (PF) Morgan Cammarata | |
| 04:16 | UC Irvine | John Aguila is called for the reach on Santos Dulac - foul #3 on John Aguila, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh (PF) James Smolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:00 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Clabaugh | 61-59 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | John Aguila is hacked by Santos Dulac - foul #3 on Santos Dulac, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Smolen (SF) Santos Dulac | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Micheal Keithley (SF) John Aguila | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Carlos Whitson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Wise (fresh) 14 pts. SF - James Smolen (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Clabaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Mark May (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marcellus Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Keithley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Gardiner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Mark May clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 03:30 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 03:09 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark May | 64-61 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh banks in the layup set up by James Smolen | 66-61 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac (SF) James Smolen | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley (SG), John Aguila (SF) Marcellus Johnson, Micheal Keithley | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | John Aguila misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-61 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to John Aguila | 66-61 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | John Aguila drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise is fouled on the floor by Peter Lasley - foul #1 on Peter Lasley, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:40 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | John Aguila comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-64 |
| 01:22 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jeremy Wise | 68-64 |
| 01:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Clabaugh can't finish the layup | 68-64 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | Mark May buries a 3 from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Peter Lasley gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Becker travels with the ball | 68-67 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Mark May is called for the reach on Carlos Whitson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark May, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson (PG) Mark May | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Carlos Whitson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | John Aguila makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Lasley | 70-70 |
| 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 motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Santos Dulac hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Carlos Whitson | 72-70 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Marcellus Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 72-70 |