| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) SF - Gary Barber (fresh) PF - Corey Thall (fresh) C - Henry White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey is fouled on the floor by Frank Rhodes - foul #1 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke is fouled on the floor by Corey Thall - foul #1 on Corey Thall, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver is hacked by Corey Thall - foul #2 on Corey Thall, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Lloyd Skinner (PF) Corey Thall | |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Skinner pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Frank Rhodes | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Henry White | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | UC Irvine | Henry White misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Lloyd Skinner - foul #1 on Lloyd Skinner, team foul #4 | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 17:13 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Rhodes | 2-8 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Holland | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | UC Irvine | Virgil Oliver denies the turnaround by Lloyd Skinner | 5-8 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 5-8 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Loyd | 7-8 |
| 16:23 | UC Irvine | Henry White is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Loyd - foul #1 on Ronnie Loyd, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 16:07 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell double dribbles | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Barber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Skinner (fresh) C - Henry White (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes misses the shot from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 15:41 | UC Irvine | Henry White grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:30 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:28 | UC Irvine | Henry White snags the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:07 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Rhodes | 9-11 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke loses the ball out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Michael Fox (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Raymond Rainey, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF), Leon Prentice (PF) Gary Barber, Lloyd Skinner | |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 9-13 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott makes the floater from the baseline set up by Morgan Nelson and the foul's on Henry White - foul #1 on Henry White, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Steven Robinson (SF) Heath Cordell, Frank Rhodes | |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | Henry White comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Michael Fox | 12-13 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | UC Irvine | Henry White pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:32 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice loses the dribble to Mark Scott | 12-13 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott lays it up and in | 14-13 |
| 13:14 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Morgan Nelson | 17-13 |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Hinojosa | 17-16 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Fox | 20-16 |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 20-16 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Fox (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bernard Potter (fairly fresh) C - Robert Siebenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kris Dean (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - Leon Prentice (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Irvine | Henry White knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Justin Hinojosa | 20-19 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter connects on the jumper from close range set up by Morgan Nelson | 22-19 |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa double dribbles | 22-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Raymond Rainey (SG), Nathan Burke (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Morgan Nelson, Michael Fox, Mark Scott, Bernard Potter, Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Gary Barber (SF), Lloyd Skinner (PF) Justin Hinojosa, Kris Dean, Steven Robinson, Leon Prentice | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 10:44 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 10:39 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kyle Holland, team foul #2 | 22-22 |
| 10:01 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses badly on a shot from the right block | 22-22 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 09:31 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-22 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland is hacked by Frank Rhodes - foul #2 on Frank Rhodes, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (SG), Leon Prentice (PF) Frank Rhodes, Henry White | |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Justin Hinojosa takes the ball from Virgil Oliver | 22-22 |
| 08:39 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell is whistled for a carry | 22-22 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Leon Prentice steps in front of the Virgil Oliver pass | 22-22 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Nathan Burke - foul #1 on Nathan Burke, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter (C) Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SF) Gary Barber | |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 08:12 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Rainey | 25-24 |
| 07:23 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Skinner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Michael Fox (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Raymond Rainey, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Steven Robinson (SF), Henry White (C) Heath Cordell, Lloyd Skinner | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Fox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bernard Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Justin Hinojosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kris Dean (fresh) SF - Steven Robinson (fresh) PF - Leon Prentice (fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| 06:59 | UC Irvine | Henry White misses badly on a runner near the basket | 25-24 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Hinojosa - foul #1 on Justin Hinojosa, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd (C) Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Barber (SF) Steven Robinson | |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Morgan Nelson - foul #1 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:34 | UC Irvine | Leon Prentice makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott double dribbles | 26-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Raymond Rainey (SG), Nathan Burke (SF) Morgan Nelson, Michael Fox, Mark Scott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG) Kris Dean | |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bernard Potter - foul #1 on Bernard Potter, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver (PF) Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SG), Lloyd Skinner (PF) Justin Hinojosa, Leon Prentice | |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Holland, team foul #6 | 29-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Henry White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Siebenberg - foul #1 on Robert Siebenberg, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Henry White makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:54 | UC Irvine | Henry White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Lloyd Skinner - foul #2 on Lloyd Skinner, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Scott (SF) Nathan Burke | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Swopes (SG), Steven Robinson (SF), Leon Prentice (PF) Heath Cordell, Gary Barber, Lloyd Skinner | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:27 | UC Irvine | Henry White gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 04:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Robinson knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson is fouled on the floor by Kris Dean - foul #1 on Kris Dean, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd (C) Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Frank Rhodes (SG), Corey Thall (PF), Lloyd Skinner (C) Kris Dean, James Swopes, Steven Robinson, Henry White | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 03:23 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Nathan Burke (SF) Raymond Rainey, Mark Scott | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell (PG) Justin Hinojosa | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Heath Cordell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Prentice (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Corey Thall (fresh) C - Lloyd Skinner (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Barber (SF) Leon Prentice | |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Corey Thall is fouled on the floor by Virgil Oliver - foul #1 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Corey Thall makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:50 | UC Irvine | Corey Thall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland's floater is knocked away by Lloyd Skinner | 32-36 |
| 02:21 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 01:57 | UC Irvine | Lloyd Skinner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 01:56 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:46 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver tips it home | 34-36 |
| 01:12 | UC Irvine | Gary Barber comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 01:10 | UC Irvine | Heath Cordell tips it home | 34-38 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Skinner is called for the reach on Morgan Nelson - foul #3 on Lloyd Skinner, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Justin Hinojosa (PG), Leon Prentice (SF), Henry White (C) Heath Cordell, Gary Barber, Lloyd Skinner | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Frank Rhodes travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG) Morgan Nelson | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kris Dean (SG) Frank Rhodes | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Scott | 39-38 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Siebenberg swats the shot by Justin Hinojosa | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott snags the defensive board | 39-38 |