| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) SF - James Craig (fresh) PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) C - Richard Yow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) SG - David Fields (fresh) SF - Robert White (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fresh) C - Tyler Hale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green 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) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Robert White is denied by Richard Yow | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UC Irvine | James Craig can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Fields | 0-5 |
| 19:03 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | David Fields scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Baptiste | 0-7 |
| 18:37 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Pereyra | 2-7 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | James Craig is called for the reach on Tyler Hale - foul #1 on James Craig, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | David Fields hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Baptiste | 2-9 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Tyler Hale - foul #1 on Tyler Hale, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale is hacked by Richard Yow - foul #1 on Richard Yow, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico State | Theodore Everett steals the ball from Ronald Green | 4-9 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-9 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett tips it home | 6-9 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Robert White connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by David Fields | 6-11 |
| 16:28 | UC Irvine | James Craig scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-11 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Theodore Everett - foul #1 on Theodore Everett, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (C) Richard Yow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF), Glenn Grounds (C) David Fields, Robert White, Tyler Hale | |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 15:51 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 9-13 |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste grabs the board | 9-13 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Craig (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adam Nutt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Costner (fresh) SF - Harold Nguyen (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Grounds (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 15:44 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 15:36 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 15:35 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner tips it in | 11-13 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico State | James Craig is called for the reach on Harold Nguyen - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG), Herman Gascon (SF), Kirk Dixon (C) Robert Pereyra, Gerard Turner, James Craig, Theodore Everett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), David Jordan (C) Willie Baptiste, Ronald Green | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| 14:56 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 14:54 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Nutt | 11-13 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon loses the dribble to Frank Costner | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 14:11 | UC Irvine | The short jumper by Kirk Dixon is denied by David Jordan | 11-13 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Nguyen | 11-16 |
| 13:34 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Theodore Everett (PF), Richard Yow (C) Willie Ragan, Gregory Ostenberg, Adam Nutt, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), David Fields (SG), Robert White (SF), Ronald Green (PF), Tyler Hale (C) John Holz, Frank Costner, Harold Nguyen, Glenn Grounds, David Jordan | |
| 13:16 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Herman Gascon | 11-16 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Green - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:48 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Herman Gascon - foul #1 on Herman Gascon, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:09 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Robert White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Gascon (fresh) PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | David Fields snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Pereyra - foul #1 on Robert Pereyra, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (SF) Herman Gascon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | UC Irvine | Willie Baptiste steals the ball from Robert Pereyra in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-19 |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:52 | UC Irvine | Theodore Everett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 10:35 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:21 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert White | 16-19 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste is fouled on the floor by Theodore Everett - foul #2 on Theodore Everett, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Herman Gascon (SF), Kirk Dixon (C) Robert Pereyra, Theodore Everett, Richard Yow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF), Glenn Grounds (PF), David Jordan (C) David Fields, Robert White, Ronald Green, Tyler Hale | |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:40 | UC Irvine | Herman Gascon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Ragan | 19-21 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Adam Nutt - foul #1 on Adam Nutt, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG) Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG) Willie Baptiste | |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:27 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds misses the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Kirk Dixon | 19-22 |
| 09:03 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan is fouled on the floor by John Holz - foul #1 on John Holz, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Green (PF) David Jordan | |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Holz | 21-25 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Holz - foul #2 on John Holz, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Gerard Turner (SG), Richard Yow (C) Willie Ragan, Gregory Ostenberg, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), David Fields (SG), Robert White (SF), Tyler Hale (C) John Holz, Frank Costner, Harold Nguyen, Glenn Grounds | |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert White | 22-27 |
| 07:40 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Herman Gascon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Adam Nutt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Willie Baptiste (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Fields (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Robert White tips it home | 25-29 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Gerard Turner | 27-29 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Robert White throws it down on a great pass from Willie Baptiste | 27-31 |
| 06:37 | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Nutt | 30-31 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | David Fields can't finish the layup but the foul's on Herman Gascon - foul #2 on Herman Gascon, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Moffet (SF), Kirk Dixon (PF) Herman Gascon, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds (PF) Ronald Green | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | David Fields makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | David Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 06:00 | UC Irvine | David Moffet misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 30-33 |
| 05:59 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow tips it back up and in | 32-33 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | David Fields scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Baptiste | 32-35 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | Kirk Dixon swats the short shot by Robert White | 32-35 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale tips it but misses | 32-35 |
| 05:07 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | David Moffet misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Glenn Grounds - foul #1 on Glenn Grounds, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (PG), Gregory Ostenberg (SG) Robert Pereyra, Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF), Ronald Green (PF) David Fields, Robert White, Tyler Hale | |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | David Moffet misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:48 | UC Irvine | David Moffet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner is whistled for a carry | 33-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt (PF) Richard Yow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 33-35 |
| 04:03 | UC Irvine | David Moffet pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:54 | UC Irvine | David Moffet misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green is hacked by Adam Nutt - foul #2 on Adam Nutt, team foul #10 | 33-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gerard Turner (SG), James Craig (SF), Theodore Everett (PF) Gregory Ostenberg, David Moffet, Kirk Dixon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Holz (PG), David Jordan (C) Willie Baptiste, Glenn Grounds | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Craig (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Theodore Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Nutt (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Holz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Costner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harold Nguyen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Jordan (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | UC Irvine | Frank Costner takes the ball from Theodore Everett | 33-37 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | David Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 02:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-39 |
| 02:35 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan can't throw it down | 33-39 |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt tips it in | 35-39 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green buries a driving attempt from close range set up by John Holz | 35-41 |
| 01:54 | UC Irvine | Adam Nutt travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Richard Yow (C) Willie Ragan, Adam Nutt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste (PG), David Fields (SG), Robert White (SF), Tyler Hale (C) John Holz, Frank Costner, Harold Nguyen, David Jordan | |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale lays it in on a great pass from David Fields | 35-43 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Tyler Hale blocks the short jumper by Robert Pereyra | 35-43 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | Robert White grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste is hacked by Richard Yow - foul #2 on Richard Yow, team foul #11 | 35-43 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan (SG) Gerard Turner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds (PF) Ronald Green | |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra lays it up and in on a great pass from James Craig | 37-44 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Willie Baptiste hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Grounds | 37-46 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |