| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) SF - George Penning (fresh) PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) C - James Steele (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | James Steele wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | James Steele clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Cooper - foul #1 on Ernest Cooper, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses badly on a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stallworth | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | George Penning's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Cabana | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland comes up short on the runner near the basket | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana banks in the layup | 5-2 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | John Lui loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:35 | UC Irvine | Joseph Stallworth steals it from Erwin Webb | 5-2 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:04 | New Mexico State | George Penning tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:42 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb is hacked by Aaron Holland - foul #1 on Aaron Holland, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF), Ira Whittaker (C) Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Cabana | 5-4 |
| 16:14 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | George Penning grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | John Devlin can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Brent Shellenberger - foul #1 on Brent Shellenberger, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG), Robert Sims (C) Aaron Holland, George Penning | |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | John Devlin makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:53 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) SG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) SF - John Devlin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) C - Robert Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses long on a shot near the basket | 5-5 |
| 15:38 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Swietomierz Penski is called for the reach on John Lui in the backcourt - foul #1 on Swietomierz Penski, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth (PF) Robert Sims | |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:14 | New Mexico State | John Devlin tips it back up and in | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana hits the finger roll set up by Erwin Webb | 9-7 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is hacked by Brent Shellenberger - foul #2 on Brent Shellenberger, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Erwin Webb, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland (SG), George Penning (SF), James Steele (C) John Lui, John Devlin, Ira Whittaker | |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | George Penning connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Neumann | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Neumann - foul #1 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG) Swietomierz Penski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | James Steele pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | William Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado is hacked by Thomas Neumann - foul #2 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana (SF) Mojiesz Zeigler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), John Devlin (PF) Thomas Neumann, Joseph Stallworth | |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on George Penning - foul #1 on George Penning, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Swietomierz Penski (SG), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade, William Rouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | James Steele tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 12:30 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth (PF) John Devlin | |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Erwin Webb | 17-11 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Tostado (fresh) C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) SF - George Penning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) C - James Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Swietomierz Penski is called for the reach on George Penning - foul #2 on Swietomierz Penski, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (SG) Swietomierz Penski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (SF) George Penning | |
| 11:18 | New Mexico State | John Lui throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (C) James Steele | |
| 10:59 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb is whistled for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade (SG), William Rouse (PF), Thomas Maniscalco (C) Erwin Webb, Steve Tostado, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | John Lui scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:13 | UC Irvine | William Rouse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | John Devlin pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Lui | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | UC Irvine | William Rouse clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | John Devlin grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Douglas Cabana takes the ball from John Devlin | 17-16 |
| 09:16 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana can't throw it down | 17-16 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico State | John Lui grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland snags the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Maniscalco snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Webb | 20-16 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Thomas Maniscalco snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | William Rouse dunks the ball | 22-16 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker scores on a floater from close range set up by John Devlin | 22-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Reade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Cabana (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Maniscalco (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fairly fresh) SF - John Devlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fairly fresh) C - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Holland - foul #2 on Aaron Holland, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Steve Tostado (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Thomas Reade, William Rouse, Thomas Maniscalco | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), Shawn Parker (PF), James Steele (C) Aaron Holland, Joseph Stallworth, Ira Whittaker | |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:29 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Erwin Webb picks off the pass by George Penning | 24-18 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb hits the finger roll | 26-18 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | James Steele comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Webb - foul #1 on Ernest Webb, team foul #6 | 26-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (SF) Douglas Cabana | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | James Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-20 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado tips it but misses | 26-20 |
| 06:27 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:16 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Erwin Webb | 28-20 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | George Penning clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mojiesz Zeigler - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zeigler, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade (SG) Ernest Webb | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (PF) Shawn Parker | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:51 | UC Irvine | James Steele swats the layup by Steve Tostado | 28-22 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | James Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is hacked by Steve Tostado - foul #1 on Steve Tostado, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:24 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper loses the dribble to George Penning | 28-22 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Ernest Cooper steps in front of the Ira Whittaker pass | 28-22 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | James Steele steals it from Ernest Cooper | 28-22 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | John Devlin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 04:07 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Reade and he's hacked by James Steele - foul #1 on James Steele, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), William Rouse (C) Thomas Reade, Mojiesz Zeigler, Steve Tostado, Ernest Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG), Aaron Holland (SG), Joseph Stallworth (PF), Robert Sims (C) John Lui, John Devlin, George Penning, James Steele | |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 03:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brent Shellenberger | 31-22 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) SF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) C - Robert Sims (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski is hacked by Aaron Holland - foul #3 on Aaron Holland, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG) Erwin Webb | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG) Aaron Holland | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 02:55 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 02:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-22 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | John Lui gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-22 |
| 02:16 | UC Irvine | William Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 33-22 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | John Lui is fouled on the floor by Ernest Webb - foul #2 on Ernest Webb, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, William Rouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), James Steele (C) Ira Whittaker, Robert Sims | |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | John Lui misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:48 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 01:25 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper tips it home | 35-22 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | James Steele connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Penning | 35-25 |
| 00:38 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | George Penning snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | James Steele's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade (SF) Douglas Cabana | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (PF) Joseph Stallworth | |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Erwin Webb | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann misses the halfcourt shot | 37-25 |