| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Frederick Price (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leland Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Quincy Mullett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Goldblatt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett inbounds the ball | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Leland Taylor steps in front of the Roy Brown pass | 47-25 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:19 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-25 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett gets the rebound | 47-25 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 47-25 |
| 19:07 | UC Irvine | Joseph Goldblatt grabs the board | 47-25 |
| 18:39 | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Frederick Price | 49-25 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown is called for traveling | 49-25 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory (SG), Christopher Zuercher (SF), Michael Sanders (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Leland Taylor, Quincy Mullett, Joseph Goldblatt, Michael Newlin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:09 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Price | 52-25 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses short on a runner from the left block | 52-25 |
| 17:51 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price pulls down the rebound | 52-25 |
| 17:24 | UC Irvine | Roy Brown swats the shot by Michael Sanders | 52-25 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-25 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-25 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown gets the offensive rebound | 52-25 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Galen Jett | 52-28 |
| 16:29 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher hits the finger roll set up by Frederick Price | 54-28 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Terence Gregory - foul #1 on Terence Gregory, team foul #1 | 54-28 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Branden Rickel (PG), Quincy Mullett (SF), Joseph Goldblatt (PF), Michael Newlin (C) Frederick Price, Terence Gregory, Michael Sanders, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Robert King (PF) Danny Legler, Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett, Jonathan Schmidt | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-29 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-30 |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Jerry Vaughan steals it from Michael Newlin | 54-30 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Branden Rickel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Zuercher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Quincy Mullett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Goldblatt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jerome Miler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerry Vaughan, team foul #1 | 54-30 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor (SG), Michael Sanders (PF) Christopher Zuercher, Joseph Goldblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Decker (C) Roy Brown | |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sanders | 57-30 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler drills a runner from close range | 57-32 |
| 14:43 | UC Irvine | Michael Newlin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-32 |
| 14:42 | UC Irvine | Michael Newlin snags the offensive board | 57-32 |
| 14:18 | UC Irvine | Michael Newlin misses the easy layup | 57-32 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker snags the defensive board | 57-32 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-32 |
| 14:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Michael Newlin | 57-32 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Jerome Miler picks off the pass by Branden Rickel | 57-32 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker makes the turnaround in the paint | 57-34 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 12:56 | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett tips it but misses | 57-34 |
| 12:54 | UC Irvine | Branden Rickel grabs the offensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders loses the dribble to Robert King | 57-34 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Leland Taylor picks off the pass by Jerry Vaughan | 57-34 |
| 12:08 | UC Irvine | Jerome Miler picks off the pass by Michael Sanders | 57-34 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Michael Sanders swats the dunk try by Jerry Vaughan | 57-34 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett grabs the defensive rebound | 57-34 |
| 11:49 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Hobdy steals the ball from Branden Rickel in the backcourt | 57-34 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Robert King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Hobdy | 57-36 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Branden Rickel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leland Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Quincy Mullett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Newlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Miler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Decker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert King - foul #3 on Robert King, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frederick Price (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Christopher Zuercher (SF), Joseph Goldblatt (PF) Branden Rickel, Leland Taylor, Quincy Mullett, Michael Newlin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Jerome Miler, Jerry Vaughan, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 11:27 | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Schmidt | 58-38 |
| 10:48 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Sanders | 61-38 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | Terence Gregory is called for the reach on Elden Balderrama - foul #2 on Terence Gregory, team foul #2 | 61-38 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Terence Gregory, Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-38 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Joseph Goldblatt pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Danny Legler | 61-41 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price misses long on a shot from the left side | 61-41 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Danny Legler | 61-44 |
| 08:47 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frederick Price | 64-44 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | Dennis Smith is called for the reach on Galen Jett - foul #1 on Dennis Smith, team foul #3 | 64-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett (SF), Michael Sanders (C) Leland Taylor, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Jerome Miler (SF) Danny Legler, Galen Jett | |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 08:29 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Goldblatt buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Sanders and the foul's on Jonathan Schmidt - foul #1 on Jonathan Schmidt, team foul #3 | 66-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Newlin (C) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Elden Balderrama, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| 08:00 | UC Irvine | Joseph Goldblatt makes the free throw | 67-44 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Hobdy and he's fouled by Quincy Mullett - foul #3 on Quincy Mullett, team foul #4 | 67-46 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the free throw | 67-47 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Frederick Price (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Zuercher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Quincy Mullett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Goldblatt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Miler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Hobdy | 67-47 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Hobdy | 67-49 |
| 07:01 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Decker | 67-49 |
| 07:00 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price grabs the offensive rebound | 67-49 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Price | 69-49 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Zuercher - foul #2 on Christopher Zuercher, team foul #5 | 69-49 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor (SG), Michael Sanders (C) Christopher Zuercher, Michael Newlin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Galen Jett (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Jerry Vaughan, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler misses the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:15 | UC Irvine | Jerome Miler picks off the pass by Joseph Goldblatt | 69-50 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 05:48 | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett grabs the board | 69-53 |
| 05:42 | UC Irvine | Galen Jett is called for the reach on Quincy Mullett - foul #1 on Galen Jett, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher (SF), Michael Newlin (C) Quincy Mullett, Joseph Goldblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG) Jerome Miler | |
| 05:15 | UC Irvine | Frederick Price drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Leland Taylor | 71-53 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 71-53 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Schmidt | 71-53 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-53 |
| 04:36 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Elden Balderrama - foul #2 on Elden Balderrama, team foul #5 | 71-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Quincy Mullett (SF), Joseph Goldblatt (PF), Dennis Smith (C) Christopher Zuercher, Michael Sanders, Michael Newlin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG) Danny Legler | |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:32 | UC Irvine | Leland Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett double dribbles | 72-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Branden Rickel (PG), Terence Gregory (SG), Christopher Zuercher (SF), Michael Sanders (PF) Frederick Price, Leland Taylor, Quincy Mullett, Joseph Goldblatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| 03:53 | UC Irvine | Branden Rickel hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Zuercher - foul #3 on Christopher Zuercher, team foul #6 | 74-53 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Barnhart (PF) Michael Sanders | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Branden Rickel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Zuercher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Barnhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerome Miler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory is fouled on the floor by Jason Decker - foul #2 on Jason Decker, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders (SF) Christopher Zuercher | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:59 | UC Irvine | Terence Gregory buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Branden Rickel | 76-55 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker can't connect on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Michael Sanders - foul #1 on Michael Sanders, team foul #7 | 76-55 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Zuercher (SF) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 02:17 | UC Irvine | Michael Sanders buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Zuercher | 78-57 |
| 02:08 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerome Miler | 78-60 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | Jerry Vaughan steals it from Michael Sanders | 78-60 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan banks in the layup | 78-62 |
| 01:11 | UC Irvine | Thomas Barnhart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Barnhart, team foul #8 | 78-62 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith (C) Thomas Barnhart | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker drills a jumper from the left block set up by Kenneth Hobdy | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jason Decker - foul #3 on Jason Decker, team foul #7 | 78-64 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:29 | UC Irvine | Dennis Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Vaughan | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | Branden Rickel runs out the clock | 79-66 |