| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Andrew Conte (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Sala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Dilbeck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Josh Wheeler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tarkington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala inbounds the ball | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 19:15 | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Josh Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph's fadeaway is rejected by Josh Wheeler | 46-44 |
| 18:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 18:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl (SG), Thomas Scott (SF), Richard Gragg (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Stephen Saucedo, Larry Sala, Craig Dilbeck, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray (PG), Alan Zaner (SG), Dustin Bloczynski (SF), Leo Gaymon (PF), John Smith (C) John Dukes, John Jackson, Ronald Tarkington, Lewis Randolph, Donald Shea | |
| 18:22 | New Mexico State | Dustin Bloczynski picks off the pass by Shawn Brandl in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 18:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Bloczynski | 46-46 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Conte | 49-46 |
| 17:52 | UC Santa Barbara | David Moorhouse is called for the reach on Mohamed Murray - foul #2 on David Moorhouse, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Sala (SF) Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 17:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Gaymon tips it home | 49-48 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Smith | 49-48 |
| 17:08 | UC Santa Barbara | John Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 17:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Gaymon grabs the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 16:47 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl is called for traveling | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Arthur Allen (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Andrew Conte, Shawn Brandl, Richard Gragg, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Tarkington (SF), Lewis Randolph (PF), Donald Shea (C) Mohamed Murray, Alan Zaner, Dustin Bloczynski, Leo Gaymon, John Smith | |
| 16:20 | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson buries a floater from the left wing set up by John Dukes | 49-50 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 16:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SF - Larry Sala (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Craig Dilbeck (fresh) 4 reb. C - Josh Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Dukes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tarkington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Shea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph is hacked by Josh Wheeler - foul #2 on Josh Wheeler, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), Richard Gragg (PF) Robert Johnson, Arthur Allen, Craig Dilbeck | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman (PG) John Dukes | |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lewis Randolph | 49-53 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 15:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman buries a driving attempt near the basket | 49-55 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Allen (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Stephen Saucedo, Richard Gragg, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes (SG), Alan Zaner (SF), Dustin Bloczynski (PF) John Jackson, Ronald Tarkington, Lewis Randolph | |
| 14:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Clifford Doman and the foul's on Larry Sala - foul #3 on Larry Sala, team foul #3 | 49-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl (C) David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Smith (C) Donald Shea | |
| 14:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte misses long on a turnaround from close range | 49-58 |
| 14:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner travels with the ball | 49-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), Richard Gragg (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Andrew Conte, Arthur Allen, Craig Dilbeck, Shawn Brandl | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson (SG), Lewis Randolph (PF), Leo Gaymon (C) Clifford Doman, Dustin Bloczynski, John Smith | |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 49-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Josh Wheeler (C) Robert Johnson, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray (PG) Alan Zaner | |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 12:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Gaymon misses long on a jump hook from close range | 51-58 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | John Jackson is called for the reach on Stephen Saucedo in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Arthur Allen (SG), Thomas Scott (SF), Craig Dilbeck (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Andrew Conte, Stephen Saucedo, Larry Sala, Richard Gragg, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington (SF), John Smith (C) John Dukes, Leo Gaymon | |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Arthur Allen tips it in | 53-58 |
| 12:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Arthur Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Scott (fresh) PF - Craig Dilbeck (fresh) 5 reb. C - David Moorhouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mohamed Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tarkington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck is hacked by Lewis Randolph - foul #2 on Lewis Randolph, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), Larry Sala (SF), Richard Gragg (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Robert Johnson, Arthur Allen, Thomas Scott, Craig Dilbeck, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman (PG), Alan Zaner (SG), Dustin Bloczynski (PF), Donald Shea (C) Mohamed Murray, John Jackson, Lewis Randolph, John Smith | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 11:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 11:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clifford Doman | 53-61 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl (C) Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes (SG) Ronald Tarkington | |
| 10:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 53-61 |
| 10:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 10:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Gragg picks off the pass by John Dukes | 53-61 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Saucedo | 55-61 |
| 09:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo loses the dribble to Clifford Doman in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-64 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala is whistled for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Arthur Allen (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Andrew Conte, Stephen Saucedo, Richard Gragg, Shawn Brandl | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Tarkington (SF), Leo Gaymon (PF), John Smith (C) Clifford Doman, John Dukes, Alan Zaner, Dustin Bloczynski, Donald Shea | |
| 08:53 | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson travels with the ball | 55-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Josh Wheeler can't tip it in | 55-64 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Mohamed Murray - foul #2 on Mohamed Murray, team foul #4 | 55-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), David Moorhouse (C) Andrew Conte, Arthur Allen, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph (PF) John Smith | |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | David Moorhouse misses long on a shot from the left side | 56-64 |
| 07:57 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Lewis Randolph | 56-64 |
| 07:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 07:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington grabs the offensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Sala (very tired) 13 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Dilbeck (fresh) 8 reb. C - David Moorhouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mohamed Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Tarkington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Gaymon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 56-64 |
| 07:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray can't tip it in | 56-64 |
| 07:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph misses the tip | 56-64 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | David Moorhouse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | David Moorhouse is fouled on the floor by Leo Gaymon - foul #2 on Leo Gaymon, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Shawn Brandl (SG), Richard Gragg (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Robert Johnson, Stephen Saucedo, Craig Dilbeck, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman (PG), John Dukes (SG), Alan Zaner (SF), John Smith (C) Mohamed Murray, John Jackson, Ronald Tarkington, Leo Gaymon | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Conte | 58-64 |
| 06:31 | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Doman | 58-67 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Brandl | 60-67 |
| 06:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Shawn Brandl picks off the pass by John Smith | 60-67 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Clifford Doman is called for the reach on Andrew Conte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Doman, team foul #6 | 60-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Allen (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF) Shawn Brandl, Richard Gragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski (PF) Lewis Randolph | |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | Josh Wheeler comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 05:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 05:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Arthur Allen | 60-67 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Smith - foul #3 on John Smith, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo (SG), Richard Gragg (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Arthur Allen, Craig Dilbeck, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Tarkington (SF), Donald Shea (C) Clifford Doman, John Dukes, Alan Zaner, John Smith | |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray can't finish the layup | 62-67 |
| 04:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington gets the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Donald Shea, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Arthur Allen (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Andrew Conte, Stephen Saucedo, Richard Gragg, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph (PF) Dustin Bloczynski | |
| 04:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-67 |
| 04:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 04:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Josh Wheeler steps in front of the Donald Shea pass | 62-67 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), David Moorhouse (C) Robert Johnson, Arthur Allen, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman (PG), John Dukes (SG), Alan Zaner (SF), Leo Gaymon (C) Mohamed Murray, John Jackson, Ronald Tarkington, Donald Shea | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 03:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes loses the dribble to Andrew Conte | 63-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Andrew Conte (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Saucedo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Sala (very tired) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Dilbeck (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - David Moorhouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Clifford Doman (fresh) 9 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Dukes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Zaner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lewis Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Leo Gaymon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl (SG), Richard Gragg (PF) Stephen Saucedo, Craig Dilbeck | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 03:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 63-67 |
| 03:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stephen Saucedo (SG), Josh Wheeler (C) Shawn Brandl, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski (SF), John Smith (C) Clifford Doman, Lewis Randolph | |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Alan Zaner makes the shot in the lane | 63-69 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | Richard Gragg is whistled for a carry | 63-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shawn Brandl (SG), Craig Dilbeck (PF), David Moorhouse (C) Stephen Saucedo, Richard Gragg, Josh Wheeler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mohamed Murray (PG), John Jackson (SG) Alan Zaner, Leo Gaymon | |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman (PG), Donald Shea (C) Mohamed Murray, John Smith | |
| 02:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Clifford Doman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-69 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck gets the rebound | 63-69 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Craig Dilbeck | 65-69 |
| 02:09 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Johnson (PG), Stephen Saucedo (SG), Richard Gragg (PF), Josh Wheeler (C) Andrew Conte, Shawn Brandl, Craig Dilbeck, David Moorhouse | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington (SF), Lewis Randolph (PF) John Dukes, Dustin Bloczynski | |
| 01:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea lays it in set up by Clifford Doman | 65-71 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Josh Wheeler comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 65-71 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Josh Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 65-71 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-71 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Shea snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clifford Doman | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Clifford Doman steps in front of the Robert Johnson pass | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | John Jackson blows the layup | 65-74 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Josh Wheeler | 65-74 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Larry Sala's pass is intercepted by Donald Shea in the backcourt | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Sala is called for the reach on Lewis Randolph - foul #4 on Larry Sala, team foul #4 | 65-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Conte (PG), Craig Dilbeck (PF) Robert Johnson, Richard Gragg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes (PG), Dustin Bloczynski (C) Clifford Doman, Donald Shea | |
| 00:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Craig Dilbeck is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #2 on Craig Dilbeck, team foul #5 | 65-74 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Sala is called for the reach on John Dukes - foul #5 on Larry Sala, team foul #6 | 65-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott (SF) Larry Sala | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Thomas Scott is called for the reach on Dustin Bloczynski - foul #1 on Thomas Scott, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Dustin Bloczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Craig Dilbeck connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 68-76 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington is hacked by Stephen Saucedo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Saucedo, team foul #8 | 68-76 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Tarkington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Lewis Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Dukes runs out the clock | 68-78 |