| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | William West inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson's pass is intercepted by Robert Hodermarsky in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin McBride | 32-38 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | William West hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:09 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to William West | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | John Lewis snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses the driving attempt from the left block | 32-38 |
| 18:17 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 18:10 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown's floater is tipped away by John Lewis | 32-38 |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski tips it in | 32-40 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-40 |
| 17:22 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Johnson | 32-43 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Goodrich | 35-43 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson double dribbles | 35-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (SG), Paul Knapp (SF), Esteban Hernandez (PF), Todd Gruber (C) James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), John Clifford (C) Christopher Johnson, Gregory Jones, Paul Brown | |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Hall | 37-43 |
| 16:11 | UC Irvine | Fred Hall picks off the pass by William West | 37-43 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 15:47 | UC Irvine | John Clifford snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Esteban Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Gruber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) SF - William West (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 15:26 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is fouled on the floor by George Rodrigue - foul #1 on George Rodrigue, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF) Robert Hodermarsky, Paul Knapp | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), Clifford Walters (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, William West, Robert Czernovski | |
| 14:54 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 14:53 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-45 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Esteban Hernandez | 37-45 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez makes the floater from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Walters | 39-45 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | James Goodrich steps in front of the Clifford Walters pass | 39-45 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Clifford Walters steals the ball from Kevin McBride | 39-45 |
| 12:57 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:55 | UC Irvine | Clifford Walters snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:36 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | John Clifford grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Esteban Hernandez - foul #1 on Esteban Hernandez, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Paul Knapp (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), John Lewis (C) Fred Hall, Kevin McBride, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), William West (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Clifford Walters | |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | John Lewis tips it home | 41-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William West (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk is hacked by James Goodrich - foul #3 on James Goodrich, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG) Gregory Jones | |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | William West knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Czernovski | 41-49 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Gilmore | 44-49 |
| 10:49 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Rodrigue, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride (SF) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG) George Rodrigue | |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Knapp | 46-49 |
| 10:09 | UC Irvine | William West can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 10:08 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski tips it home | 46-51 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | William West is called for the reach on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #2 on William West, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez (SG) Paul Knapp | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is fouled on the floor by William West - foul #3 on William West, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG), John Clifford (C) Dick Gottschalk, Paul Brown | |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | John Lewis hits a jumper from the left block set up by Esteban Hernandez | 48-51 |
| 08:59 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG), Todd Gruber (C) Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | William West steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp (SF) Kevin McBride | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove (C) Robert Czernovski | |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Gruber | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove is hacked by Todd Gruber - foul #1 on Todd Gruber, team foul #3 | 53-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG) Robert Hodermarsky | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), George Rodrigue (SG), Paul Brown (C) Christopher Johnson, Gregory Jones, William West | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Gruber - foul #2 on Todd Gruber, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski (PF) John Clifford | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Esteban Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Gruber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) SF - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Dick Gottschalk is called for the reach on Fred Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Esteban Hernandez buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown buries a turnaround in the paint | 56-54 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp drills a floater from close range on a great pass from James Goodrich | 58-54 |
| 06:20 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), John Lewis (C) Fred Hall, Paul Knapp, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), William West (SF) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Barry Hargrove | |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Hodermarsky | 61-54 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Gilmore - foul #1 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (SG) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is fouled on the floor by William West - foul #4 on William West, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Clifford (C) Paul Brown | |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:04 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 63-58 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore misses the lay-in | 63-58 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 63-58 |
| 04:19 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Goodrich (SG) Fred Hall | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove (C) Robert Czernovski | |
| 03:55 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by William West is denied by Michael Gilmore | 63-58 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:38 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 63-58 |
| 03:36 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Kevin McBride steals the ball from William West | 63-58 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride lays it in | 65-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Hodermarsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William West (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Clifford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | William West connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Jones | 65-61 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | John Lewis misses the tip | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) John Clifford, Barry Hargrove | |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Paul Brown tips it but misses | 65-61 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Gilmore | 65-61 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Christopher Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Hodermarsky - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber (C) John Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Todd Gruber - foul #3 on Todd Gruber, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lewis (C) Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hodermarsky | 70-63 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Christopher Johnson | 70-65 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Goodrich | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #4 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (SG) James Goodrich | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | William West comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-65 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is hacked by Christopher Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #10 | 74-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | William West is fouled on the floor by Michael Gilmore - foul #2 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #8 | 76-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SF), Esteban Hernandez (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Kevin McBride, Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), John Clifford (PF), Barry Hargrove (C) Gregory Jones, Robert Czernovski, Paul Brown | |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is hacked by George Rodrigue in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Rodrigue, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Paul Knapp, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) George Rodrigue, John Clifford, Barry Hargrove | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | William West misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin McBride - foul #1 on Kevin McBride, team foul #9 | 77-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SF), Esteban Hernandez (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Robert Hodermarsky, Kevin McBride, Michael Gilmore, John Lewis | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), John Clifford (PF), Barry Hargrove (C) Gregory Jones, Robert Czernovski, Paul Brown | |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | William West misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:24 | UC Irvine | William West makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall is hacked by Dick Gottschalk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky (PG), Kevin McBride (SF), Michael Gilmore (PF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Paul Knapp, Esteban Hernandez, Todd Gruber | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Jones (SG), Robert Czernovski (PF), Paul Brown (C) George Rodrigue, John Clifford, Barry Hargrove | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the lay-in | 78-68 |
| 00:14 | UC Irvine | William West tips it but misses | 78-68 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | John Lewis grabs the board | 78-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Hodermarsky runs out the clock | 78-68 |