| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-35 |
| 19:50 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | John Lewis buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from James Goodrich | 30-37 |
| 19:28 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk's floater is knocked away by John Lewis | 30-37 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 30-37 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Bill Maguire is called for the reach on Kevin McBride - foul #2 on Bill Maguire, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin McBride | 30-40 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Bill Maguire takes the ball from Kevin McBride | 33-40 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Rodrigue | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Rodrigue - foul #3 on George Rodrigue, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (SG) George Rodrigue | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:38 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 17:36 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Gilmore - foul #1 on Michael Gilmore, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones (PF) Michael Gilmore | |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Fred Hall is denied by Wade Madore | 37-41 |
| 17:01 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Dick Gottschalk steps in front of the James Goodrich pass | 37-41 |
| 16:25 | UC Irvine | James Goodrich steals the ball from Christopher Johnson | 37-41 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride lays it up and in set up by James Goodrich | 37-43 |
| 16:09 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:55 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Maguire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wade Madore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin McBride (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Lewis | 37-45 |
| 15:19 | UC Irvine | John Lewis swats the short shot by Robert Czernovski | 37-45 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Fred Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-45 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 14:49 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SG), Michael Gilmore (PF), Todd Gruber (C) Fred Hall, James Goodrich, Kevin McBride, John Lewis | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Knapp | 37-48 |
| 14:21 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | John Clifford swats the layup by Todd Gruber | 40-48 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore snags the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by David Pugh and the foul's on John Clifford - foul #1 on John Clifford, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller (SF) Kevin Jones | |
| 13:44 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:44 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Tony Hannum | 40-50 |
| 13:20 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses the jump hook in the paint | 40-50 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Alfred Miller | 40-50 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Knapp | 40-52 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | John Clifford knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Tony Hannum | 42-52 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller scores on a floater near the basket set up by Paul Knapp | 42-54 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 12:13 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Hannum | 42-54 |
| 12:00 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by George Rodrigue | 45-54 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Gary Shinn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gary Shinn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Rodrigue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Hargrove (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Clifford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hannum (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Pugh (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Knapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alfred Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Gruber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UC Irvine | Todd Gruber steals the ball from Gary Shinn | 45-54 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 11:15 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Tony Hannum | 45-54 |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Michael Gilmore steals it from Barry Hargrove | 45-54 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore tips it back up and in | 45-56 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 10:31 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore's pass is intercepted by Barry Hargrove | 45-56 |
| 09:58 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is fouled on the floor by Paul Knapp - foul #1 on Paul Knapp, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Christopher Johnson (SG), Bill Maguire (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Gary Shinn, George Rodrigue, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF), Kevin Jones (PF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Paul Knapp, Alfred Miller, Michael Gilmore, Todd Gruber | |
| 09:44 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore is hacked by James Goodrich - foul #3 on James Goodrich, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| 09:33 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski makes the shot in the paint set up by Dick Gottschalk | 47-56 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Fred Hall and the foul's on Dick Gottschalk - foul #1 on Dick Gottschalk, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 49-59 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones clanks a floater from the left block | 49-59 |
| 08:42 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride hits the follow up shot | 49-61 |
| 08:22 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-61 |
| 07:56 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:50 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire misses the lay-in | 49-61 |
| 07:48 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 07:32 | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson is hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #2 on Kevin Jones, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue (SG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore (PF) Kevin Jones | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Gilmore (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire is fouled on the floor by Kevin McBride - foul #1 on Kevin McBride, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| 07:04 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 07:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Gilmore | 49-61 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride is hacked by Bill Maguire - foul #3 on Bill Maguire, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove (SF) Bill Maguire | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SF), Todd Gruber (C) Fred Hall, Kevin McBride, John Lewis | |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-61 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber misses the tip | 49-61 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:08 | UC Irvine | George Rodrigue is fouled on the floor by Todd Gruber - foul #1 on Todd Gruber, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones (SF) James Goodrich | |
| 05:49 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-61 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the follow up shot | 51-61 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Christopher Johnson takes the ball from Todd Gruber | 51-61 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Todd Gruber comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Kevin Jones swats the short shot by John Clifford | 51-63 |
| 04:42 | UC Irvine | John Clifford misses the tip | 51-63 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | John Clifford can't tip it in | 51-63 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk (PG), Bill Maguire (SF), Robert Czernovski (PF), Wade Madore (C) Christopher Johnson, Barry Hargrove, John Clifford, Tony Hannum | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Hall (PG), James Goodrich (SG), Kevin McBride (SF), John Lewis (C) David Pugh, Paul Knapp, Kevin Jones, Todd Gruber | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Michael Gilmore connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Hall | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Bill Maguire is whistled for a carry | 51-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones (PF) Michael Gilmore | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | John Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 03:28 | UC Irvine | Wade Madore pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Dick Gottschalk (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rodrigue (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Czernovski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wade Madore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Fred Hall (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Goodrich (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin McBride (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:22 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Maguire | 51-65 |
| 03:03 | UC Irvine | Dick Gottschalk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 03:02 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski grabs the offensive board | 51-65 |
| 02:53 | UC Irvine | Robert Czernovski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | James Goodrich gets the rebound | 51-65 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Wade Madore - foul #2 on Wade Madore, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Johnson (PG), Freddy Hoadley (SG), Barry Hargrove (SF), John Clifford (PF), Tony Hannum (C) Dick Gottschalk, George Rodrigue, Bill Maguire, Robert Czernovski, Wade Madore | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Pugh (PG), Paul Knapp (SG), Todd Gruber (C) Fred Hall, James Goodrich, John Lewis | |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Kevin McBride makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Todd Gruber takes the ball from Tony Hannum | 51-67 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones is hacked by John Clifford - foul #2 on John Clifford, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller (PF) Kevin McBride | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clifford and he's hacked by Kevin Jones - foul #3 on Kevin Jones, team foul #7 | 54-69 |
| 01:34 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | Alfred Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Knapp | 55-72 |
| 01:09 | UC Irvine | Freddy Hoadley is whistled for traveling | 55-72 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Paul Knapp misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-72 |
| 00:51 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Clifford | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | A charge is called on Tony Hannum - foul #1 on Tony Hannum, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | David Pugh drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Knapp | 55-74 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Todd Gruber is called for the reach on Barry Hargrove - foul #2 on Todd Gruber, team foul #8 | 55-74 |
| 00:13 | UC Irvine | Barry Hargrove misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Todd Gruber | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Pugh runs out the clock | 55-74 |