| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Garf Zirbel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Bryant (fresh) PF - Thomas Lansford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Janoski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rosol (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | John Rosol inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | John Rosol buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Morgan | 31-34 |
| 19:20 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:59 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Lansford | 33-34 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | William Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | John Rosol grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | William Morgan hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James White | 33-37 |
| 18:07 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | James White grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 17:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | James White pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | John Rosol can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:46 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | William Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF), Kevin Thacker (C) Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), James Winans (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) William Morgan, Gary Janoski, John Rosol, James White, Marc Green | |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steve Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winans (fresh) SF - Maurice Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | James Winans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards (SG) Gregory Probst | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:11 | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hollie - foul #1 on Michael Hollie, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel (SG) Brandon Edwards | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski (SG) James Winans | |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:46 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Michael Hollie is called for the reach on Steve Forsythe - foul #2 on Michael Hollie, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Thomas Lansford (PF), Justin Lawrence (C) Aaron Shaw, Matthew Costner, Kevin Thacker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), John Rosol (SF) Steve Forsythe, Maurice Becker | |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Michael Hollie is called for the reach on John Rosol - foul #3 on Michael Hollie, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant (SF) Michael Hollie | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James White (PF), Marc Green (C) Steven Jones, Raymond Harvey | |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | James White misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:59 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Rosol - foul #1 on John Rosol, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:41 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski loses the dribble to Garf Zirbel | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Marc Green | 41-38 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Marc Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 41-38 |
| 13:00 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:42 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | John Rosol pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski's pass is intercepted by Justin Lawrence | 41-38 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Zirbel | 43-38 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | William Morgan snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | William Morgan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Janoski | 43-41 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Garf Zirbel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Lansford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Morgan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Janoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rosol (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 11:10 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Gregory Probst | 46-41 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | William Morgan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 10:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:07 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst double dribbles | 46-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG), Brandon Edwards (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Matthew Costner (PF), Kevin Thacker (C) Gregory Probst, Garf Zirbel, Anthony Bryant, Thomas Lansford, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), James Winans (SG), Maurice Becker (SF), Steven Jones (PF), Raymond Harvey (C) William Morgan, Gary Janoski, John Rosol, James White, Marc Green | |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | James Winans can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-41 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Harvey | 46-41 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | James Winans hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Hollie - foul #4 on Michael Hollie, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael McKiver (SF) Michael Hollie | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | James Winans makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | James Winans misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones gets the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Aaron Shaw | 46-42 |
| 08:58 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | Brandon Edwards tips it in | 48-42 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | James Winans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Costner - foul #2 on Matthew Costner, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG) Brandon Edwards | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | James Winans misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | James Winans makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:28 | UC Irvine | Michael McKiver misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael McKiver | 50-43 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | James Winans misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 07:49 | UC Irvine | Matthew Costner gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst's pass is intercepted by James Winans in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | James Winans hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Aaron Shaw | 53-45 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael McKiver (fresh) PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steve Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Becker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Harvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Costner - foul #3 on Matthew Costner, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel (SG), Michael Hollie (SF), Thomas Lansford (PF), David Campfield (C) Aaron Shaw, Michael McKiver, Matthew Costner, Kevin Thacker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), Gary Janoski (SG), John Rosol (SF), Marc Green (C) Steve Forsythe, James Winans, Maurice Becker, Raymond Harvey | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel is hacked by Gary Janoski - foul #3 on Gary Janoski, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence (C) David Campfield | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:44 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gary Janoski | 53-47 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Gary Janoski makes the floater from close range | 53-49 |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence is hacked by Gary Janoski - foul #4 on Gary Janoski, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant (SF) Michael Hollie | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James White (PF) Steven Jones | |
| 06:01 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | John Rosol grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | William Morgan can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Gregory Probst - foul #3 on Gregory Probst, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:30 | UC Irvine | John Rosol is called for the reach on Thomas Lansford - foul #2 on John Rosol, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG) Gregory Probst | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Becker (C) Marc Green | |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-51 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | William Morgan pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Thomas Lansford swats the layup by Maurice Becker | 53-51 |
| 05:03 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence can't tip it in | 53-51 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | James White grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | John Rosol misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-51 |
| 04:23 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Aaron Shaw | 53-51 |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Shaw and the foul's on Maurice Becker - foul #1 on Maurice Becker, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst (PG), Matthew Costner (PF), Kevin Thacker (C) Garf Zirbel, Thomas Lansford, Justin Lawrence | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (PG), Marc Green (C) William Morgan, John Rosol | |
| 04:11 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Probst - foul #4 on Gregory Probst, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Hollie (SF) Anthony Bryant | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Harvey (SF), Steven Jones (PF) Maurice Becker, James White | |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:34 | UC Irvine | Kevin Thacker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Winans (SG) Gary Janoski | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Probst (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hollie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Thacker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Steve Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Winans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Gregory Probst comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel (SG), Anthony Bryant (SF), Thomas Lansford (PF), Justin Lawrence (C) Aaron Shaw, Michael Hollie, Matthew Costner, Kevin Thacker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Morgan (PG), Gary Janoski (SG), John Rosol (SF), James White (PF) Steve Forsythe, James Winans, Raymond Harvey, Steven Jones | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | William Morgan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 02:38 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Janoski - foul #5 on Gary Janoski, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe (SG) Gary Janoski | |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:24 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | James White gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Green | 56-57 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Garf Zirbel can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Bryant | 56-57 |
| 01:39 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Marc Green's floater is tipped away by Justin Lawrence | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Anthony Bryant | 56-57 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | The pull-up jumper by Garf Zirbel is blocked by Marc Green | 56-57 |
| 01:01 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | William Morgan is called for the reach on Thomas Lansford in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Morgan, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Thomas Lansford misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | James White snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | William Morgan is hacked by Gregory Probst - foul #5 on Gregory Probst, team foul #9 | 58-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Aaron Shaw (PG) Gregory Probst | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | William Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Marc Green - foul #1 on Marc Green, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:11 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | James White comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Shaw - foul #1 on Aaron Shaw, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | James White misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:07 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence is fouled in the backcourt by William Morgan - foul #3 on William Morgan, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Justin Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant is hacked by Marc Green - foul #2 on Marc Green, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | James White pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Steve Forsythe misses the halfcourt shot | 62-59 |