| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Pace (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Krause (fresh) 7 pts. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thurman Horgan, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Douglas Brooks (C) Anthony Bailey, William White, Corey Gomer | |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from David Pace | 43-35 |
| 19:10 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 19:08 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | David Pace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 18:54 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan makes the floater from the right wing set up by Kenneth Furlow | 43-39 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | David Schneider misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 18:13 | UC Irvine | Alejandro Diaz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:58 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | David Pace hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 17:01 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow is hacked by David Pace - foul #3 on David Pace, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins (SF) David Pace | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), William White (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Alejandro Diaz, Thurman Horgan, Douglas Brooks | |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Wegner - foul #2 on Fred Wegner, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Baker (PF), Christopher Warren (C) David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks (PF) John Krause | |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:43 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Christopher Warren | 45-43 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box makes the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 16:02 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks hits a floater from the left side | 48-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Adkins (fresh) PF - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Gomer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 15:32 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Warren - foul #1 on Christopher Warren, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), David Pace (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) Joseph Box, Gary Burrow, John Baker, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan (SF), John Krause (PF) Michael Hankins, Douglas Brooks | |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:20 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | David Schneider gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Corey Gomer takes the ball from Fred Wegner | 48-46 |
| 14:50 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-46 |
| 14:48 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 14:37 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thurman Horgan | 48-49 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner misses badly on a shot in the paint | 48-49 |
| 14:24 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 14:09 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | David Schneider knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Wegner | 50-49 |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | William White lays it up and in | 50-51 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | David Schneider knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Paul Adkins | 52-51 |
| 13:10 | UC Irvine | John Krause drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thurman Horgan | 52-53 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Pace | 54-53 |
| 12:52 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | David Pace gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Schneider | 57-53 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | John Krause misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Pace - foul #4 on David Pace, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), Gary Burrow (SG), John Baker (SF), Ryan Pinkham (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Brian McElvy, Paul Adkins, David Pace, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Douglas Brooks (C) William White, Thurman Horgan, Corey Gomer | |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:26 | UC Irvine | John Krause makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 12:03 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Pinkham (fresh) C - Christopher Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Furlow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hankins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Douglas Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | UC Irvine | John Krause blows the layup | 57-55 |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 11:24 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ryan Pinkham | 57-55 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | John Baker knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Box | 59-55 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ryan Pinkham - foul #1 on Ryan Pinkham, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins (SF), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) John Baker, Ryan Pinkham, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), Corey Gomer (C) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, John Krause | |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:45 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Schneider | 59-56 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | David Schneider can't connect on a runner in the lane | 59-56 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Box | 61-56 |
| 09:50 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 09:48 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | David Schneider drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Adkins and he's fouled by Corey Gomer - foul #1 on Corey Gomer, team foul #2 | 63-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Michael Hankins (SF) Anthony Bailey, Thurman Horgan | |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | David Schneider makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 09:11 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 64-58 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hankins - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #3 | 64-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG), Thurman Horgan (SF), John Krause (PF) Kenneth Furlow, Michael Hankins, Corey Gomer | |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:55 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:35 | UC Irvine | Gary Burrow steals it from Douglas Brooks | 66-58 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Paul Adkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Burrow | 68-58 |
| 08:13 | UC Irvine | John Krause knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Bailey | 68-60 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-60 |
| 07:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Wegner | 68-60 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | John Krause denies the turnaround by David Schneider | 68-60 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow grabs the offensive board | 68-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Adkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Schneider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Krause (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow loses the dribble to Douglas Brooks | 68-60 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gary Burrow - foul #1 on Gary Burrow, team foul #6 | 68-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), John Baker (SG), David Pace (SF), Ryan Pinkham (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Joseph Box, Gary Burrow, Paul Adkins, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (SG), Michael Hankins (SF), Corey Gomer (C) William White, Thurman Horgan, John Krause | |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 07:16 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Douglas Brooks steals the ball from David Pace | 68-62 |
| 06:45 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses the lay-in | 68-62 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | David Pace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 06:24 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Michael Hankins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-62 |
| 06:03 | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks tips it but misses | 68-62 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy snags the defensive board | 68-62 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ryan Pinkham | 71-62 |
| 05:31 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Furlow | 71-64 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | David Pace hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Brian McElvy and the foul's on Kenneth Furlow - foul #1 on Kenneth Furlow, team foul #4 | 73-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Box (PG), Gary Burrow (SG), David Schneider (PF), Fred Wegner (C) Brian McElvy, John Baker, Ryan Pinkham, Christopher Warren | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | William White (SG), Thurman Horgan (SF), John Krause (PF) Anthony Bailey, Michael Hankins, Douglas Brooks | |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | David Pace makes the free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:51 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow clanks a jump hook in the paint | 74-64 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | David Pace gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Box scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Fred Wegner | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:39 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from William White | 76-66 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | David Schneider misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-66 |
| 04:30 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer is fouled on the floor by Joseph Box - foul #2 on Joseph Box, team foul #7 | 76-66 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Corey Gomer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow is hacked by John Krause - foul #2 on John Krause, team foul #5 | 76-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey (PG) Kenneth Furlow | |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | John Krause steals the ball from Gary Burrow | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | William White is fouled on the floor by Fred Wegner - foul #3 on Fred Wegner, team foul #8 | 76-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks (C) Corey Gomer | |
| 03:57 | UC Irvine | William White misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | David Pace snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | Fred Wegner lays it in on a nice dish by David Pace | 78-68 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Box (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Burrow (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Schneider (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Wegner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Anthony Bailey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - William White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thurman Horgan (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Krause (fresh) 13 pts. 2 blk. C - Douglas Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 03:15 | UC Irvine | Anthony Bailey's pass is intercepted by David Pace | 78-68 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Gary Burrow buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Box | 81-68 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Thurman Horgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-68 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | David Schneider gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | David Pace comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Douglas Brooks - foul #2 on Douglas Brooks, team foul #6 | 81-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Paul Adkins (SG), John Baker (PF), Christopher Warren (C) Joseph Box, Gary Burrow, David Schneider, Fred Wegner | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow (PG), Alejandro Diaz (SG), Robert Napier (SF), Michael Hankins (PF), Claude Bush (C) Anthony Bailey, William White, Thurman Horgan, John Krause, Douglas Brooks | |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | David Pace makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | David Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 02:01 | UC Irvine | Robert Napier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 83-68 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren snags the defensive board | 83-68 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | David Pace makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 86-68 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Warren - foul #2 on Christopher Warren, team foul #9 | 86-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ryan Pinkham (PF) David Pace | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Douglas Brooks (PF) Alejandro Diaz | |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 1st free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:27 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Furlow makes the 2nd free throw | 86-70 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | John Baker drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Brian McElvy | 88-70 |
| 00:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Napier misses the 3 from the right corner | 88-70 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Christopher Warren gets the rebound | 88-70 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Ryan Pinkham makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Paul Adkins | 90-70 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:21 | UC Irvine | Ryan Pinkham picks off the pass by Michael Hankins | 90-70 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy runs out the clock | 90-70 |