| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Craig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Robert White inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 19:15 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Robert White buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra buries a 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner clanks a shot from the left side | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green can't tip it in | 34-37 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | Robert White steals it from Robert Pereyra | 36-37 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | Robert White misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Bryan Brown - foul #3 on Bryan Brown, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon (PF) Bryan Brown | |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | Robert White makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Raymond Squire and he's hacked by Robert White - foul #2 on Robert White, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 17:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | David Jordan misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pereyra - foul #1 on Robert Pereyra, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | David Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | David Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:05 | UC Irvine | James Craig lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Robert White tips it home | 42-42 |
| 16:37 | UC Irvine | Robert White is called for the reach on James Craig - foul #3 on Robert White, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG), Harold Nguyen (SF) Alan Patterson, Robert White | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG), James Hick (C) Raymond Squire, Richard Yow | |
| 16:22 | UC Irvine | James Craig clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | David Jordan grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Kirk Dixon swats the short shot by Russell Williams | 42-42 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams tips it but misses | 42-42 |
| 16:06 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | James Hick is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert White (SF), Glenn Grounds (PF), Tyler Hale (C) Frank Costner, Ronald Green, David Jordan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), David Moffet (SF), Bryan Brown (PF) Robert Pereyra, James Craig, James Hick | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harold Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert White (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Grounds (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Moffet (fresh) PF - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale hits the follow up shot | 46-42 |
| 15:10 | UC Irvine | Robert White picks off the pass by David Moffet | 46-42 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-42 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale tips it in | 48-42 |
| 14:29 | UC Irvine | David Moffet misses short on a jumper near the basket | 48-42 |
| 14:28 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-42 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | David Moffet snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 14:04 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Ostenberg | 48-44 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | Raymond Squire steals it from Tyler Hale | 48-44 |
| 13:21 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds's pass is intercepted by Raymond Squire | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg slams it home on a great pass from Raymond Squire | 48-46 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), Daniel Suggs (SF), Ronald Green (PF), David Jordan (C) Harold Nguyen, Russell Williams, Robert White, Glenn Grounds, Tyler Hale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), Willie Ragan (SG), James Craig (SF), James Hick (PF), Richard Yow (C) Gregory Ostenberg, Raymond Squire, David Moffet, Bryan Brown, Kirk Dixon | |
| 12:16 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:14 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:56 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:54 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Suggs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Ragan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | David Jordan grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 51-48 |
| 11:13 | UC Irvine | James Hick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:04 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan clanks a floater from the left side | 51-48 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:18 | UC Irvine | James Hick travels with the ball | 51-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert White (SF), Tyler Hale (C) Daniel Suggs, David Jordan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Bryan Brown (PF) Willie Ragan, James Hick | |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale hits a shot from the right side | 53-48 |
| 09:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Russell Williams (SG) Alan Patterson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon (C) Richard Yow | |
| 09:05 | UC Irvine | Bryan Brown hits a fadeaway in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Green | 56-50 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Bryan Brown misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Green - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #3 | 56-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), David Moffet (SF) Robert Pereyra, James Craig | |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Bryan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:37 | UC Irvine | Bryan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Robert White can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-52 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green tips it back up and in | 58-52 |
| 08:03 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-54 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Frank Costner drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert White | 61-54 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert White - foul #4 on Robert White, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen (PG), Alan Patterson (SG), David Jordan (PF) Frank Costner, Russell Williams, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), James Craig (SF), Richard Yow (C) Gregory Ostenberg, Bryan Brown, Kirk Dixon | |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:33 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire makes the 3rd free throw | 61-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Harold Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert White (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Robert Pereyra (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Moffet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Yow (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | New Mexico State | Richard Yow is called for the reach on Tyler Hale - foul #1 on Richard Yow, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds (C) Tyler Hale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (SG) Raymond Squire | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico State | David Jordan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Richard Yow | 61-55 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | James Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Glenn Grounds | 61-55 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 06:42 | UC Irvine | James Craig snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 06:32 | UC Irvine | James Craig loses the dribble to Harold Nguyen | 61-55 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Nguyen | 63-55 |
| 06:12 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow is hacked by Robert White - foul #5 on Robert White, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Russell Williams (SF), Ronald Green (PF) Harold Nguyen, Robert White, Glenn Grounds | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), Bryan Brown (PF) Gregory Ostenberg, David Moffet | |
| 06:05 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire misses the easy layup | 63-55 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Jordan | 63-55 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green lays it in on a great pass from Frank Costner | 65-55 |
| 05:19 | UC Irvine | Ronald Green is called for the reach on Robert Pereyra - foul #2 on Ronald Green, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tyler Hale (C) David Jordan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG) Robert Pereyra | |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 05:00 | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire misses the tip | 65-55 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tyler Hale | 65-55 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Alan Patterson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 04:43 | UC Irvine | Richard Yow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:24 | UC Irvine | James Craig hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-58 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams buries a jumper from the right side set up by Frank Costner | 67-58 |
| 03:38 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Costner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alan Patterson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Tyler Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Gregory Ostenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Squire (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Craig (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Yow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ronald Green - foul #3 on Ronald Green, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Ramsey (PG), Harold Nguyen (SG), Daniel Suggs (SF), David Jordan (PF) Frank Costner, Alan Patterson, Russell Williams, Ronald Green | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Pereyra (PG), David Moffet (SF), Kirk Dixon (PF), James Hick (C) Raymond Squire, James Craig, Bryan Brown, Richard Yow | |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 03:01 | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Costner (PG), Russell Williams (SG), Ronald Green (PF) David Ramsey, Daniel Suggs, David Jordan | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Ronald Green is hacked by Kirk Dixon - foul #1 on Kirk Dixon, team foul #4 | 69-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Raymond Squire (SG), James Craig (SF) Gregory Ostenberg, David Moffet | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams banks in the layup and the foul's on Raymond Squire - foul #2 on Raymond Squire, team foul #5 | 71-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs (SF), David Jordan (PF), Glenn Grounds (C) Frank Costner, Ronald Green, Tyler Hale | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gregory Ostenberg (PG), Willie Ragan (SG), David Moffet (SF) Robert Pereyra, Raymond Squire, James Craig | |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams makes the free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Glenn Grounds - foul #1 on Glenn Grounds, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:02 | UC Irvine | Willie Ragan misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | David Jordan pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs is hacked by David Moffet - foul #1 on David Moffet, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| 01:34 | New Mexico State | Daniel Suggs loses the ball out of bounds | 72-61 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) 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) | |
| 00:56 | UC Irvine | James Hick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-61 |
| 00:55 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon grabs the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | David Moffet drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Ostenberg | 74-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Russell Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 74-63 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Glenn Grounds tips it in | 76-63 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | David Jordan is called for the reach on Kirk Dixon - foul #2 on David Jordan, team foul #9 | 76-63 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:23 | UC Irvine | Kirk Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Harold Nguyen runs out the clock | 76-65 |