| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Class (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Surratt (fresh) PF - Willie Ford (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bojan Zelinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Cueto and he's hacked by Jack Surratt - foul #3 on Jack Surratt, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) Ruben Thiel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish (SF) Jack Surratt | |
| 19:44 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 19:24 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:06 | UC Irvine | Johnathan Sanders picks off the pass by James Class | 31-27 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance banks in the layup set up by Johnathan Sanders | 31-29 |
| 18:48 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Warnke | 33-29 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders's layup is rejected by James Class | 33-29 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski hits a 3 from straight away set up by Brian Wilmoth | 36-31 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Johnathan Sanders | 36-33 |
| 17:57 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish is hacked by James Class - foul #2 on James Class, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel (C) Michael Breslawski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance is called for 5 seconds | 39-33 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel can't connect on a shot in the lane | 39-33 |
| 17:10 | UC Irvine | James Class grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Willie Ford - foul #2 on Willie Ford, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) Ruben Thiel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer (C) Bojan Zelinski | |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Ford | 40-35 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski blows the layup but the foul's on Tom Vanish - foul #1 on Tom Vanish, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen (PG), Adam Fraley (C) Johnathan Sanders, Willie Ford | |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Victor Killeen and the foul's on James Class - foul #3 on James Class, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG), Ruben Thiel (C) Thomas Cueto, Brian Wilmoth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt (SF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Tom Vanish, Adam Fraley | |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Class | 42-37 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Class (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Thiel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Victor Killeen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Surratt (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Floyd Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bojan Zelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:18 | UC Irvine | James Class comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bojan Zelinski | 42-37 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-37 |
| 15:04 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | James Class comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 42-37 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bennett - foul #3 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG), Brian Wilmoth (PF) Eddie Warnke, James Class | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Tom Vanish (SG), Willie Ford (PF) Victor Killeen, Patrick Vance, Floyd Kramer | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Surratt | 42-40 |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Tom Vanish - foul #2 on Tom Vanish, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF) Michael Breslawski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer (C) Bojan Zelinski | |
| 13:37 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jack Surratt | 45-42 |
| 12:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Floyd Kramer | 45-42 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Bennett - foul #4 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Michael Breslawski (SF) Christopher Bennett, James Class | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance (SG) Tom Vanish | |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:12 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 11:56 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Willie Ford, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF) Brian Wilmoth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish (SF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Jack Surratt, Floyd Kramer | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | James Class hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Cueto and he's hacked by Willie Ford - foul #4 on Willie Ford, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Fraley (PF) Willie Ford | |
| 11:39 | UC Irvine | James Class misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Class (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Thiel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Vanish (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bojan Zelinski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | James Class takes the ball from Adam Fraley | 49-44 |
| 10:55 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 10:54 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders makes the turnaround from close range set up by Adam Fraley and he's fouled by James Class - foul #4 on James Class, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth (PF) James Class | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Floyd Kramer (PF) Adam Fraley | |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto is fouled on the floor by Patrick Vance - foul #1 on Patrick Vance, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt (SF) Johnathan Sanders | |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bojan Zelinski | 49-47 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Vance | 49-49 |
| 09:30 | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski loses the dribble to Tom Vanish | 49-49 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 09:24 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 09:18 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke misses the jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 08:27 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 08:26 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel tips it but misses | 49-52 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Thiel | 49-52 |
| 07:55 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Tom Vanish is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett (SG), James Class (PF) Thomas Cueto, Michael Breslawski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Victor Killeen (SG), Frank Anderson (SF), Willie Ford (PF), Adam Fraley (C) Tom Vanish, Patrick Vance, Jack Surratt, Floyd Kramer, Bojan Zelinski | |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Victor Killeen - foul #1 on Victor Killeen, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:31 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Wilmoth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Class (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ruben Thiel (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Johnathan Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Killeen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Anderson (fresh) PF - Willie Ford (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Adam Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Johnathan Sanders | 51-55 |
| 07:02 | UC Irvine | Brian Wilmoth knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Warnke | 54-55 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnathan Sanders | 54-57 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson swats the layup by James Class | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Anderson pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | James Class steals the ball from Victor Killeen | 54-57 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Victor Killeen - foul #2 on Victor Killeen, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto (SG) Eddie Warnke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance (SG), Jack Surratt (SF), Floyd Kramer (C) Victor Killeen, Frank Anderson, Adam Fraley | |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Jack Surratt drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Vance | 55-60 |
| 05:21 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ruben Thiel | 58-60 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Christopher Bennett steps in front of the Patrick Vance pass | 58-60 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | Christopher Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Michael Breslawski (SF) Brian Wilmoth | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski (C) Floyd Kramer | |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Surratt | 58-62 |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Bojan Zelinski blocks the short jumper by Michael Breslawski | 58-62 |
| 04:37 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto snags the offensive board | 58-62 |
| 04:18 | UC Irvine | James Class banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Cueto | 60-62 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan Sanders | 60-62 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Willie Ford buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Johnathan Sanders | 60-64 |
| 03:19 | UC Irvine | James Class throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke (PG), Brian Wilmoth (PF) Christopher Bennett, James Class | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Victor Killeen (PG), Tom Vanish (SF), Floyd Kramer (PF), Adam Fraley (C) Johnathan Sanders, Jack Surratt, Willie Ford, Bojan Zelinski | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Eddie Warnke (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Cueto (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Breslawski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Brian Wilmoth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. C - Ruben Thiel (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Victor Killeen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Vance (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tom Vanish (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Floyd Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Brian Wilmoth is called for the reach on Tom Vanish - foul #2 on Brian Wilmoth, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| 02:28 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Adam Fraley | 60-64 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders (PG), Jack Surratt (SF), Willie Ford (PF), Bojan Zelinski (C) Victor Killeen, Tom Vanish, Floyd Kramer, Adam Fraley | |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski loses the dribble to Eddie Warnke | 60-64 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eddie Warnke | 62-64 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Eddie Warnke takes the ball from Jack Surratt | 62-64 |
| 01:26 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke hits the finger roll | 64-64 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 64-64 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 00:39 | UC Irvine | Eddie Warnke drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Cueto | 67-66 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Class (PF) Michael Breslawski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto is hacked by Jack Surratt - foul #4 on Jack Surratt, team foul #10 | 67-66 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:31 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Ruben Thiel is called for the reach on Bojan Zelinski - foul #4 on Ruben Thiel, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Bojan Zelinski misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:12 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Johnathan Sanders is called for the reach on Ruben Thiel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnathan Sanders, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Ruben Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Patrick Vance buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Surratt | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Sanders - foul #3 on Johnathan Sanders, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | UC Irvine | Thomas Cueto makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Johnathan Sanders hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 72-70 |