| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) PF - Jonathan Walton (fresh) C - Jason Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fresh) SG - Ricky Hicks (fresh) SF - Howard Love (fresh) PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) C - Mark Greene (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Howard Love 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 | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Cal | Howard Love misses badly on a runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Mark Greene clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jason Pitts | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Mellon | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Jonathan Walton is called for the reach on Howard Love - foul #1 on Jonathan Walton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Cal | Gregory Stevens's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Walton | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | Cal | Ricky Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Don White connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Ricky Hicks | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), George Holder (SG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF), David Mackie (C) Terry Holt, Martin Johnson, Ronald Mellon, Jonathan Walton, Jason Pitts | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 17:10 | Cal | David Mackie steps in front of the Howard Love pass | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to David Mackie | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Howard Love swats the short shot by George Holder | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | Cal | Gregory Stevens gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:11 | Cal | Ricky Hicks drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Don White | 2-4 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 15:51 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) SG - George Holder (fresh) SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - David Mackie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Don White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fairly fresh) PF - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Greene (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:37 | Cal | Howard Love tips it home | 2-6 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | Clarence Koopman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jonathan Walton (PF), Jason Pitts (C) William Trotta, George Holder, Clarence Koopman, Yong Chu, David Mackie | |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Howard Love, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 15:03 | Cal | Donald Hubbard lays it in on a great pass from Lee Culver and he's fouled by Jason Pitts - foul #1 on Jason Pitts, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (PF) Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 15:03 | Cal | Donald Hubbard makes the free throw | 2-9 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton (PF) Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:33 | Cal | Tracy Splawn misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Mellon - foul #1 on Ronald Mellon, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (PF) Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:33 | Cal | Tracy Splawn makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 14:33 | Cal | Tracy Splawn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Holt | 5-11 |
| 13:53 | Cal | Donald Hubbard connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Ricky Hicks | 5-13 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Holt | 7-13 |
| 13:19 | Cal | Lee Culver scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Hubbard | 7-16 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Donald Hubbard steps in front of the Martin Johnson pass | 7-16 |
| 12:49 | Cal | Donald Hubbard is denied on a dunk by Jason Pitts | 7-16 |
| 12:48 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jason Pitts | 7-16 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Martin Johnson is blocked by Tracy Splawn | 7-16 |
| 12:40 | Cal | Don White grabs the board | 7-16 |
| 12:15 | Cal | Donald Hubbard can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-16 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jason Pitts | 7-16 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell is hacked by Don White - foul #1 on Don White, team foul #1 | 7-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton (PF) Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Sherman Lewis (SG), Howard Love (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Don White, Ricky Hicks, Lee Culver, Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Stevens swats the dunk try by Jonathan Walton | 7-16 |
| 11:48 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the board | 7-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Walton (fresh) C - Jason Pitts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) SG - Sherman Lewis (fresh) SF - Howard Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Greene (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Cal | Jonathan Walton swats the short shot by Gregory Stevens | 7-16 |
| 11:30 | Cal | Ricky Grayson tips it home | 7-18 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Mellon is blocked by Howard Love | 7-18 |
| 11:15 | Cal | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 7-18 |
| 11:02 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-18 |
| 11:00 | Cal | Howard Love tips it back up and in | 7-20 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 7-20 |
| 10:45 | Cal | Mark Greene gets the rebound | 7-20 |
| 10:26 | Cal | Gregory Stevens drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sherman Lewis and he's fouled by Jonathan Walton - foul #2 on Jonathan Walton, team foul #5 | 7-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (PF) Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Hicks (SG) Sherman Lewis | |
| 10:26 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the free throw | 7-23 |
| 10:10 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt loses the dribble to Ricky Hicks | 7-23 |
| 10:07 | Cal | Ricky Hicks lays it in | 7-25 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt is hacked by Ricky Hicks - foul #1 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #2 | 7-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG) Terry Holt | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Trotta, team foul #6 | 7-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG) William Trotta | |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF) Howard Love | |
| 09:22 | Cal | Terry Holt steals the ball from Ricky Grayson | 7-25 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Hicks - foul #2 on Ricky Hicks, team foul #3 | 7-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), David Mackie (PF) Terry Holt, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Sherman Lewis (SG), Tracy Splawn (PF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Ricky Hicks, Gregory Stevens, Mark Greene | |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-25 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-25 |
| 09:02 | Cal | The rebound goes to Donald Hubbard | 8-25 |
| 08:44 | Cal | Martin Johnson picks off the pass by Don White | 8-25 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-25 |
| 08:28 | Cal | Donald Hubbard gets the rebound | 8-25 |
| 08:01 | Cal | Tracy Splawn's layup is rejected by Jason Pitts | 8-25 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson snags the defensive board | 8-25 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Don White - foul #2 on Don White, team foul #4 | 8-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF) William Trotta, Ronald Mellon, David Mackie | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Howard Love (SF) Don White, Lee Culver | |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 9-25 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts misses the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 07:50 | Cal | Tracy Splawn grabs the board | 9-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - Jason Pitts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Grayson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sherman Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Love (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tracy Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cal | Donald Hubbard misses the lay-in | 9-25 |
| 07:29 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Hubbard | 9-25 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Terry Holt is called for the reach on Ricky Grayson - foul #1 on Terry Holt, team foul #7 | 9-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon (SF), David Mackie (PF) Clarence Koopman, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Stevens (PF), Mark Greene (C) Tracy Splawn, Donald Hubbard | |
| 07:15 | Cal | Ricky Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 9-26 |
| 07:15 | Cal | Ricky Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-26 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | David Mackie grabs the defensive rebound | 9-26 |
| 07:03 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-26 |
| 06:40 | Cal | Gregory Stevens buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ricky Grayson | 9-28 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon's floater is tipped away by Gregory Stevens | 9-28 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | David Mackie snags the offensive board | 9-28 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-28 |
| 06:01 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the board | 9-28 |
| 05:54 | Cal | Ricky Grayson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Greene | 9-31 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts can't finish the layup | 9-31 |
| 05:36 | Cal | Sherman Lewis pulls down the rebound | 9-31 |
| 05:11 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 9-31 |
| 05:10 | Cal | Mark Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-31 |
| 04:57 | Cal | Ricky Grayson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Sherman Lewis | 9-34 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-34 |
| 04:44 | Cal | Howard Love grabs the defensive rebound | 9-34 |
| 04:27 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the dunk but he's fouled by Terry Holt - foul #2 on Terry Holt, team foul #8 | 9-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF) Terry Holt, Ronald Mellon, David Mackie | |
| Subs | Cal | Matthew Ervin (PG), Mark May (SG), Lee Culver (SF), Donald Hubbard (C) Ricky Grayson, Sherman Lewis, Howard Love, Mark Greene | |
| 04:27 | Cal | Gregory Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 9-34 |
| 04:27 | Cal | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 9-35 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | William Trotta buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 12-35 |
| 04:06 | Cal | Mark May misses the turnaround from the left block | 12-35 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the board | 12-35 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts lays it in | 14-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - Jason Pitts (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Matthew Ervin (fresh) SG - Mark May (fresh) SF - Lee Culver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Cal | Mark May is whistled for a carry | 14-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jonathan Walton (PF) William Trotta, Clarence Koopman, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | Cal | Don White (PG), Ricky Hicks (SG), Tracy Splawn (PF) Matthew Ervin, Mark May, Gregory Stevens | |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Ronald Mellon is blocked by Tracy Splawn | 14-35 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Pitts | 14-35 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ronald Mellon | 17-35 |
| 02:42 | Cal | Don White hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 17-35 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Donald Hubbard tips it in | 17-37 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt is hacked by Don White - foul #3 on Don White, team foul #5 | 17-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (SF) Ronald Mellon | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Grayson (PG), Howard Love (SF), Mark Greene (C) Don White, Lee Culver, Donald Hubbard | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 17-37 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton tips it home | 19-37 |
| 01:34 | Cal | Tracy Splawn connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Howard Love | 19-39 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-39 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Walton | 19-39 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Ricky Grayson steps in front of the Martin Johnson pass | 19-39 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Tracy Splawn lays it in on a nice dish by Ricky Grayson | 19-41 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-41 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 19-41 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton is hacked by Mark Greene - foul #1 on Mark Greene, team foul #6 | 19-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon (SF) Yong Chu | |
| Subs | Cal | Lee Culver (SF), Gregory Stevens (PF) Howard Love, Tracy Splawn | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-41 |
| 00:01 | Cal | Gregory Stevens jams it | 21-43 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 21-43 |