| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie Bowman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Troy Munsch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Oldakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 10 pts. C - John McLead (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Troy Munsch - foul #1 on Troy Munsch, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:38 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmie Bowman, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | Carl Finnell is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #2 on Carl Finnell, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch's pass is intercepted by Thomas Morrison | 34-30 |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | John Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmie Bowman | 36-30 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Oldakowski - foul #2 on Steven Oldakowski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:18 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones comes up short on the floater from the right side | 36-32 |
| 16:54 | UC Irvine | John McLead grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 16:35 | UC Irvine | William Ward hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman is hacked by John McLead - foul #3 on John McLead, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent (PG), David Hutchinson (SG), Thomas Leach (PF), Anthony Cole (C) John Anderson, Jimmie Bowman, Troy Munsch, Steven Oldakowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), Donald Davies (SG), Edward Atkins (SF), Jonathan Price (PF), Jason Eury (C) Thomas Morrison, William Ward, Bryan Vroman, Carl Finnell, John McLead | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kevin Gent (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Hutchinson (fresh) SF - Henry Jones (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Thomas Leach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Cole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Daniel Legere (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Davies (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Edward Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Eury (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Atkins | 36-36 |
| 15:01 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 14:59 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 14:39 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Legere | 36-39 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Leach | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Anderson (PG), Jimmie Bowman (SG), Troy Munsch (PF), Steven Oldakowski (C) Kevin Gent, David Hutchinson, Henry Jones, Anthony Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG), William Ward (SG), Bryan Vroman (SF), Carl Finnell (PF) Daniel Legere, Donald Davies, Edward Atkins, Jason Eury | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bryan Vroman - foul #2 on Bryan Vroman, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John McLead (C) Jonathan Price | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 13:33 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Finnell | 40-41 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch knocks in the runner in the paint | 42-41 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | William Ward is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Jones (SF) Thomas Leach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | William Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | John Anderson pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Carl Finnell - foul #3 on Carl Finnell, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price (C) John McLead | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Troy Munsch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Oldakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Price (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Morrison | 45-41 |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | William Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Oldakowski - foul #3 on Steven Oldakowski, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:21 | UC Irvine | William Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), Donald Davies (PF) Thomas Morrison, Carl Finnell | |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski's floater is tipped away by Donald Davies | 47-43 |
| 10:29 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Jones - foul #1 on Henry Jones, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent (PG), David Hutchinson (SG), Kenneth Wright (SF), Thomas Leach (PF), Anthony Cole (C) John Anderson, Jimmie Bowman, Henry Jones, Troy Munsch, Steven Oldakowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John McLead (C) William Ward | |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John McLead - foul #4 on John McLead, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Edward Atkins (SF), Jason Eury (C) Bryan Vroman, John McLead | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jonathan Price | 47-44 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies loses the dribble to Kevin Gent | 47-44 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Leach | 50-44 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Wright makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies is hacked by Kenneth Wright - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Anderson (PG), Jimmie Bowman (SG), Henry Jones (SF), Troy Munsch (PF), Steven Oldakowski (C) Kevin Gent, David Hutchinson, Kenneth Wright, Thomas Leach, Anthony Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG), William Ward (SG), Bryan Vroman (SF), Carl Finnell (PF) Daniel Legere, Donald Davies, Edward Atkins, Jonathan Price | |
| 08:20 | UC Irvine | Jimmie Bowman steps in front of the Carl Finnell pass | 52-47 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | John Anderson is fouled on the floor by William Ward - foul #3 on William Ward, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John McLead (C) Jason Eury | |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones misses the easy layup | 52-47 |
| 07:53 | UC Irvine | John McLead snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 07:45 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Henry Jones gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Munsch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Oldakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Finnell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John McLead (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch travels with the ball | 52-47 |
| 07:07 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses short on a turnaround from close range | 52-47 |
| 07:06 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | William Ward connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Troy Munsch blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | William Ward pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 06:22 | UC Irvine | William Ward drills a floater from the right side set up by Bryan Vroman | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Thomas Morrison is called for the reach on John Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Morrison, team foul #7 | 52-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Davies (SF) Bryan Vroman | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | John Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | John Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:06 | UC Irvine | John McLead gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:44 | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Steven Oldakowski is blocked by John McLead | 53-54 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Carl Finnell | 53-54 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Donald Davies and the foul's on Troy Munsch - foul #2 on Troy Munsch, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent (PG), David Hutchinson (SG), Thomas Leach (PF), Anthony Cole (C) John Anderson, Jimmie Bowman, Troy Munsch, Steven Oldakowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), Bryan Vroman (SF), Jonathan Price (C) Thomas Morrison, Donald Davies, John McLead | |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole loses the dribble to Bryan Vroman | 53-57 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere slams it home on a great pass from Bryan Vroman | 53-59 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Leach hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Finnell - foul #4 on Carl Finnell, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Davies (SG), Jason Eury (C) William Ward, Carl Finnell | |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Leach makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman is fouled on the floor by Henry Jones - foul #2 on Henry Jones, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Henry Jones | 55-60 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 03:46 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies is fouled on the floor by David Hutchinson - foul #1 on David Hutchinson, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Anderson (PG), Jimmie Bowman (SG), Troy Munsch (PF), Steven Oldakowski (C) Kevin Gent, David Hutchinson, Henry Jones, Anthony Cole | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Morrison (PG), William Ward (SG), John McLead (C) Daniel Legere, Jonathan Price, Jason Eury | |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:31 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmie Bowman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Leach (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Munsch (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Oldakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Thomas Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Vroman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Davies (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John McLead (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Thomas Leach's pass is intercepted by Bryan Vroman | 55-61 |
| 03:06 | UC Irvine | William Ward misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | John Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski can't tip it in | 55-61 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 02:32 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | William Ward grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Leach - foul #2 on Thomas Leach, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Jones (SF) Thomas Leach | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell (PF) Donald Davies | |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:22 | UC Irvine | Bryan Vroman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | Jimmie Bowman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 02:12 | UC Irvine | John McLead snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 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) | |
| 01:53 | UC Irvine | Carl Finnell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Morrison | 55-66 |
| 01:41 | New Mexico State | Steven Oldakowski double dribbles | 55-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Gent (PG), David Hutchinson (SG), Kenneth Wright (SF), Thomas Leach (PF), Anthony Cole (C) John Anderson, Jimmie Bowman, Henry Jones, Troy Munsch, Steven Oldakowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere (PG), Donald Davies (SG), Edward Atkins (SF), Jonathan Price (PF), Jason Eury (C) Thomas Morrison, William Ward, Bryan Vroman, Carl Finnell, John McLead | |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 55-66 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price snags the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 01:02 | UC Irvine | Edward Atkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-66 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price gets the offensive rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Donald Davies misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Wright pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Thomas Leach misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Jason Eury grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Jonathan Price hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 55-66 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Anthony Cole's pass is intercepted by Donald Davies | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Daniel Legere runs out the clock | 55-66 |