| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) SG - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - George Penning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Cooper | 34-38 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | George Penning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brent Shellenberger | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth clanks a turnaround in the paint | 34-40 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to George Penning | 34-40 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 18:26 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Ernest Cooper | 37-43 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | John Devlin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 17:37 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger lays it in | 37-45 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | James Steele tips it home | 39-45 |
| 16:56 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana's dunk attempt is rejected by George Penning | 39-45 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | John Devlin pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | George Penning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | James Steele tips it back up and in | 41-45 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Cooper | 41-47 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth is fouled on the floor by Erwin Webb - foul #1 on Erwin Webb, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker (SF), Shawn Parker (PF), Robert Sims (C) George Penning, Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Erwin Webb, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-47 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker tips it in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Devlin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Thomas Neumann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ira Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Parker (fresh) C - Robert Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Reade (fresh) PF - Steve Tostado (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Rouse (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 15:42 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-47 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Devlin | 43-47 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Reade | 43-47 |
| 15:16 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | William Rouse hits a turnaround from close range set up by Thomas Reade and he's fouled by Thomas Neumann - foul #1 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #1 | 43-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Aaron Holland (SG) John Devlin, Thomas Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF) Swietomierz Penski, Steve Tostado | |
| 14:57 | UC Irvine | William Rouse makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Brent Shellenberger swats the layup by Aaron Holland | 43-50 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | William Rouse pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:20 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger can't tip it in | 43-50 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Ira Whittaker snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | John Lui clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 14:01 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 13:38 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade is hacked by Robert Sims - foul #2 on Robert Sims, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), James Steele (C) Ira Whittaker, Shawn Parker, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Swietomierz Penski (SG), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade, William Rouse | |
| 13:26 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski is hacked by Aaron Holland - foul #4 on Aaron Holland, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG) Aaron Holland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 13:15 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Brent Shellenberger is blocked by James Steele | 43-50 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Joseph Stallworth | 43-50 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | James Steele misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the tip | 43-50 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | John Lui gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 12:31 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Penning - foul #2 on George Penning, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado (PF) Brent Shellenberger | |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | John Lui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth tips it in | 45-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Neumann (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Penning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Cabana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steve Tostado (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Thomas Neumann - foul #2 on Thomas Neumann, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade (SF) Douglas Cabana | |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 11:37 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | John Lui drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Neumann | 48-53 |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ernest Cooper and he's hacked by John Lui - foul #4 on John Lui, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (SG), Ira Whittaker (PF), Robert Sims (C) John Lui, Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger (PF) Steve Tostado | |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | John Devlin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Neumann | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb is hacked by John Devlin - foul #1 on John Devlin, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | George Penning pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Brent Shellenberger is called for the reach on George Penning - foul #2 on Brent Shellenberger, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker (PF) George Penning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Steve Tostado (C) Erwin Webb, Thomas Reade, Ernest Cooper | |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims scores on a jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 09:34 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 09:32 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado tips it home | 53-58 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | John Devlin knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Neumann | 55-58 |
| 08:57 | UC Irvine | Ira Whittaker picks off the pass by Douglas Cabana | 55-58 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Douglas Cabana takes the ball from Shawn Parker | 55-58 |
| 08:40 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana banks in the layup | 55-60 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | John Devlin is hacked by Ernest Webb - foul #2 on Ernest Webb, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), James Steele (C) Ira Whittaker, Shawn Parker, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Ernest Cooper (C) Swietomierz Penski, Steve Tostado | |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Joseph Stallworth, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 08:01 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ernest Webb | 55-63 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | John Devlin misses the 3 from straight away | 55-63 |
| 07:47 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Devlin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SG - Thomas Neumann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Penning (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Webb (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Cabana (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth pulls down the rebound | 55-63 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Aaron Holland (SG) John Devlin, Thomas Neumann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF) Ernest Webb, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger | |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Swietomierz Penski - foul #3 on Swietomierz Penski, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 06:47 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado throws it down on a nice dish by Swietomierz Penski and he's hacked by George Penning - foul #3 on George Penning, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado misses the free throw | 58-65 |
| 06:28 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade grabs the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 06:14 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper misses the runner in the lane | 58-65 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico State | James Steele gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth banks in the layup | 60-65 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper is hacked by James Steele - foul #2 on James Steele, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (SF), Ira Whittaker (PF), Robert Sims (C) George Penning, Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (PG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF) Erwin Webb, Thomas Reade, Steve Tostado | |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 05:33 | UC Irvine | Ernest Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Sims misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 04:49 | UC Irvine | Douglas Cabana misses the easy layup | 60-67 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | John Lui snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 04:26 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Ernest Cooper | 60-67 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Robert Sims is called for the reach on Swietomierz Penski - foul #3 on Robert Sims, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Penning (SF), Joseph Stallworth (PF), James Steele (C) John Devlin, Ira Whittaker, Robert Sims | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb (PG), Steve Tostado (C) Ernest Webb, Ernest Cooper | |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:09 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | George Penning grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Brent Shellenberger takes the ball from James Steele | 60-68 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 03:50 | UC Irvine | Brent Shellenberger tips it in | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | John Lui's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Lui (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - George Penning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Stallworth (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Erwin Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Swietomierz Penski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Cabana (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. PF - Brent Shellenberger (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Steve Tostado (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Steve Tostado comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-70 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | George Penning gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth blows the dunk but he's fouled by Steve Tostado - foul #1 on Steve Tostado, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (SG) Aaron Holland | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ernest Webb (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), William Rouse (C) Swietomierz Penski, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger | |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 03:11 | New Mexico State | Joseph Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Erwin Webb and the foul's on George Penning - foul #4 on George Penning, team foul #12 | 62-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Devlin (SG) John Lui | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:42 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade makes the free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Lui (PG), Aaron Holland (SG) Thomas Neumann, John Devlin | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Swietomierz Penski (SG), Douglas Cabana (SF), Brent Shellenberger (PF), Ernest Cooper (C) Ernest Webb, Thomas Reade, Steve Tostado, William Rouse | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Aaron Holland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Douglas Cabana | 62-73 |
| 02:03 | UC Irvine | Erwin Webb buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | George Penning misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Cabana - foul #1 on Douglas Cabana, team foul #6 | 62-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Neumann (PG), John Devlin (SG), Ira Whittaker (PF), Robert Sims (C) John Lui, Aaron Holland, Joseph Stallworth, James Steele | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler (PG), Ernest Webb (SG), Thomas Reade (SF), Steve Tostado (PF), William Rouse (C) Erwin Webb, Swietomierz Penski, Douglas Cabana, Brent Shellenberger, Ernest Cooper | |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | George Penning makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | John Devlin is called for the reach on Thomas Reade - foul #2 on John Devlin, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker (PF) George Penning | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:23 | UC Irvine | Thomas Reade makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mojiesz Zeigler - foul #2 on Mojiesz Zeigler, team foul #7 | 64-77 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 01:05 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:40 | UC Irvine | Mojiesz Zeigler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | John Devlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | William Rouse misses short on a jumper from the left block | 66-77 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Shawn Parker clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-77 |