| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William West (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| 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 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 19:32 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | Mark Bailey picks off the pass by Christopher Johnson | 28-37 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hodermarsky | 30-37 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski scores on a floater from the left side | 30-39 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Heromin Zarrineh | 32-39 |
| 18:15 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Beau Fell | 32-41 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich is whistled for traveling | 32-41 |
| 17:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Heromin Zarrineh | 32-41 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Hodermarsky | 34-41 |
| 16:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Micah Price (C) Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | William West steals it from Micah Price | 34-41 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Goodrich - foul #2 on James Goodrich, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez (SF), Michael Gilmore (C) Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG) Beau Fell | |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF) Christopher Johnson, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lee Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Esteban Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micah Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gilmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Albert Moore (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Clifford (fresh) C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:34 | UC Irvine | John Clifford connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Barry Hargrove | 34-44 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-44 |
| 15:09 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Gilmore | 34-44 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez misses the dunk but the foul's on Dana Dickinson - foul #1 on Dana Dickinson, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Heromin Zarrineh (PF), Mark Bailey (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Micah Price, Michael Gilmore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Beau Fell (SG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) Albert Moore, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Dana Dickinson | |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:25 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits a driving attempt in the paint | 35-46 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Heromin Zarrineh | 38-46 |
| 13:55 | UC Irvine | William West hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 13:54 | UC Irvine | William West grabs the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Esteban Hernandez - foul #1 on Esteban Hernandez, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF) Lee Miller, Esteban Hernandez | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG) Gregory Jones | |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Heromin Zarrineh | 38-47 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-47 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson (C) Paul Brown | |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Beau Fell | 41-49 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 43-49 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 5 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Hodermarsky | 45-49 |
| 10:58 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (SG), Micah Price (PF), Michael Gilmore (C) James Goodrich, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF) Beau Fell, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Micah Price knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Miller | 47-49 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Gilmore steps in front of the John Clifford pass | 47-49 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | Micah Price connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hodermarsky | 49-49 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Micah Price lays it in on a great pass from Lee Miller and he's fouled by John Clifford - foul #1 on John Clifford, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Esteban Hernandez (SF), Mark Bailey (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Kevin McBride, Michael Gilmore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Beau Fell (SG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF) Christopher Johnson, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford | |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Micah Price misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:17 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:04 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William West | 51-51 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | William West picks off the pass by Lee Miller | 51-51 |
| 08:45 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell banks in the layup on a great pass from William West | 51-53 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Dana Dickinson - foul #2 on Dana Dickinson, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh (PF) Micah Price | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Brown (C) Dana Dickinson | |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:19 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:11 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | William West steals the ball from Esteban Hernandez | 53-53 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell banks in the layup on a nice dish by William West | 53-55 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Brown - foul #1 on Paul Brown, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Micah Price (C) Lee Miller, Esteban Hernandez, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Dana Dickinson (C) Gregory Jones, Paul Brown | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 7 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Heromin Zarrineh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Micah Price (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Dickinson (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UC Irvine | William West hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | Micah Price snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Heromin Zarrineh | 57-55 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | William West loses the dribble to Kevin McBride | 57-55 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh jams it on a nice dish by Kevin McBride | 59-55 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #1 on Robert Hodermarsky, team foul #3 | 59-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson (SG) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG) Beau Fell | |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hodermarsky | 61-57 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Micah Price pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the shot from the right block set up by Robert Hodermarsky | 63-57 |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Matthew Gibson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride gets the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Gibson | 66-57 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Dana Dickinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Esteban Hernandez (SF), Mark Bailey (C) Matthew Gibson, Kevin McBride, Heromin Zarrineh | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (PG), Beau Fell (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Gregory Jones, William West, Robert Czernovski, Dana Dickinson | |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Clifford Walters is called for the reach on James Goodrich - foul #1 on Clifford Walters, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | John Clifford swats the layup by Micah Price | 66-57 |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 9 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Esteban Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micah Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Clifford Walters (fresh) SG - Beau Fell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the shot from the baseline | 66-57 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Micah Price grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Beau Fell - foul #2 on Beau Fell, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Michael Gilmore (PF) Robert Hodermarsky, Micah Price | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), William West (SF), Dana Dickinson (C) Clifford Walters, Barry Hargrove, Paul Brown | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Heromin Zarrineh (PF) Lee Miller, Esteban Hernandez, Michael Gilmore | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Robert Czernovski (PF) Gregory Jones, John Clifford | |
| 02:31 | UC Irvine | Beau Fell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Johnson | 67-60 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-60 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich tips it in | 69-60 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Heromin Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Mark Bailey - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Mark Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-60 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson misses the tip | 71-60 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich snags the defensive board | 71-60 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is fouled on the floor by Robert Czernovski - foul #3 on Robert Czernovski, team foul #9 | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Miller (PG), Matthew Gibson (SG), Micah Price (PF), Michael Gilmore (C) Robert Hodermarsky, James Goodrich, Heromin Zarrineh, Mark Bailey | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (PG), Albert Moore (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Beau Fell, William West, Robert Czernovski, Dana Dickinson | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:47 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove loses the dribble to Kevin McBride | 72-60 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Lee Miller misses the lay-in | 72-60 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Micah Price is fouled on the floor by Albert Moore - foul #1 on Albert Moore, team foul #10 | 72-60 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | The refs have stopped play. Paul Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 72-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez (SF) Kevin McBride | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters (C) Paul Brown | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Micah Price makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Micah Price makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | John Clifford lays it up and in | 74-62 |