| 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 | UCLA | PG - Roberto Leal (fresh) SG - Oscar Avila (fresh) SF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) PF - Dustin Tarbell (fresh) C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Raphael Rossi 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 | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Oscar Avila | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson is hacked by Robert Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Roberto Leal takes the ball from Jason Pitts | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | Roberto Leal lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Raphael Rossi swats the layup by Jonathan Walton | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | UCLA | Oscar Avila comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt loses the dribble to Robert Mitchell | 0-5 |
| 17:27 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell blows the dunk | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Pitts | 3-5 |
| 16:53 | UCLA | Jonathan Walton steals it from Robert Mitchell | 3-5 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Dustin Tarbell takes the ball from Terry Holt | 3-5 |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Jonathan Walton steals the ball from Dustin Tarbell | 3-5 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Mitchell picks off the pass by Jason Pitts | 3-5 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Roberto Leal buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Avila | 3-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) PF - Jonathan Walton (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jason Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Oscar Avila (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dustin Tarbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton can't finish the layup | 3-7 |
| 15:20 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Mitchell | 3-7 |
| 14:51 | UCLA | The short jumper by Dustin Tarbell is denied by Jason Pitts | 3-7 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:32 | UCLA | Raphael Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:27 | UCLA | Ronald Mellon steps in front of the Oscar Avila pass | 3-7 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon lays it in | 5-7 |
| 14:12 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Avila | 5-9 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | Raphael Rossi blocks the short jumper by Terry Holt | 5-9 |
| 13:54 | UCLA | Oscar Avila pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:28 | UCLA | Roberto Leal hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Oscar Avila | 5-11 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts tips it but misses | 5-11 |
| 13:01 | UCLA | Robert Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:42 | UCLA | Oscar Avila can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonathan Walton | 8-11 |
| 11:59 | UCLA | Oscar Avila drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roberto Leal | 8-14 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt connects on the floater from close range | 10-14 |
| 11:42 | UCLA | Oscar Avila comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 11:41 | UCLA | Oscar Avila grabs the offensive board | 10-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Walton (tiring) 2 stl. C - Jason Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roberto Leal (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Avila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Mitchell (tiring) 2 stl. PF - Dustin Tarbell (tiring) 5 pts. C - Raphael Rossi (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | UCLA | Roberto Leal is fouled on the floor by Jason Pitts - foul #1 on Jason Pitts, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 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 | UCLA | Andre Bruno (PG), John Brown (SG), Ronnie Moncada (PF) Roberto Leal, Oscar Avila, Dustin Tarbell | |
| 11:16 | UCLA | Yong Chu is called for the reach on Ronnie Moncada - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| 10:59 | UCLA | Andre Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Raphael Rossi snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:38 | UCLA | Raphael Rossi double dribbles | 10-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson (SG), Jason Pitts (C) George Holder, David Mackie | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Clarence Koopman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Clarence Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Clarence Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 09:53 | UCLA | John Brown dunks the ball on a great pass from Andre Bruno | 12-16 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | William Trotta comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Koopman | 12-16 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico State | William Trotta drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Pitts | 14-16 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-16 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Rossi | 14-16 |
| 08:59 | UCLA | A charge is called on John Brown - foul #2 on John Brown, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), David Mackie (C) Martin Johnson, Clarence Koopman, Jason Pitts | |
| Subs | UCLA | Oscar Avila (SG), John Lokken (SF), John Russell (PF) Andre Bruno, John Brown, Ronnie Moncada | |
| 08:57 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt is hacked by Robert Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (PG) Robert Mitchell | |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on William Trotta - foul #1 on William Trotta, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson (SG), Jason Pitts (C) William Trotta, David Mackie | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:31 | UCLA | Terry Holt picks off the pass by Roberto Leal in the backcourt | 14-16 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt throws it down | 16-16 |
| 08:12 | UCLA | Roberto Leal is hacked by Terry Holt - foul #1 on Terry Holt, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ralph Duff (C) Raphael Rossi | |
| 07:52 | UCLA | John Lokken clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the jump hook in the paint | 16-16 |
| 07:44 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Roberto Leal | 16-16 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) C - Jason Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Roberto Leal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Avila (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Lokken (fresh) PF - John Russell (fresh) C - Ralph Duff (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Ralph Duff comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Yong Chu - foul #2 on Yong Chu, team foul #6 | 16-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Ronny Hubbell (PF) Terry Holt, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UCLA | Andre Bruno (PG), Ronnie Moncada (PF) Roberto Leal, John Russell | |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Ralph Duff makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:21 | UCLA | Ralph Duff misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 07:17 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by William Trotta is blocked by Ronnie Moncada | 16-17 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the tip | 16-17 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Moncada is called for the reach on Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Ronnie Moncada, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG) William Trotta | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raphael Rossi (C) Ralph Duff | |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Moncada takes the ball from Martin Johnson | 16-17 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Oscar Avila knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Lokken | 16-19 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | John Lokken picks off the pass by Ronny Hubbell | 16-19 |
| 06:10 | UCLA | Oscar Avila connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andre Bruno | 16-22 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 05:55 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ronny Hubbell - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Clarence Koopman (SF) Terry Holt, Ronald Mellon | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Brown (SG), Robert Mitchell (SF), Ralph Duff (C) Oscar Avila, John Lokken, Raphael Rossi | |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | Robert Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Ralph Duff is fouled on the floor by Jason Pitts - foul #2 on Jason Pitts, team foul #8 | 16-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), David Mackie (C) William Trotta, Clarence Koopman, Jason Pitts | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (PG), Dustin Tarbell (PF) Andre Bruno, Ronnie Moncada | |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Ralph Duff misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson tips it home | 18-22 |
| 04:30 | UCLA | John Brown misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (SG), Jonathan Walton (PF) Martin Johnson, Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:30 | UCLA | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:30 | UCLA | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Mitchell is called for the reach on Ronald Mellon - foul #3 on Robert Mitchell, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Andre Bruno (PG), James Thompkins (SF), Raphael Rossi (C) Roberto Leal, Robert Mitchell, Ralph Duff | |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 03:54 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 03:35 | UCLA | Dustin Tarbell hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Brown | 18-26 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Trotta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Walton (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Mackie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Andre Bruno (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Thompkins (fresh) PF - Dustin Tarbell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raphael Rossi (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | William Trotta's fadeaway is rejected by Dustin Tarbell | 18-26 |
| 03:18 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Andre Bruno | 18-26 |
| 02:55 | UCLA | Andre Bruno makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Raphael Rossi | 18-29 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Andre Bruno gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Andre Bruno is hacked by Jonathan Walton - foul #1 on Jonathan Walton, team foul #10 | 18-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson (SG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Jason Pitts (C) Terry Holt, Ronald Mellon, Jonathan Walton, David Mackie | |
| Subs | UCLA | Oscar Avila (SG), John Lokken (SF), Ronnie Moncada (PF), Ralph Duff (C) John Brown, James Thompkins, Dustin Tarbell, Raphael Rossi | |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Andre Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Andre Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-31 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Oscar Avila knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronnie Moncada | 21-34 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Clarence Koopman | 23-34 |
| 00:54 | UCLA | Ralph Duff misses the turnaround in the lane | 23-34 |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Ralph Duff tips it back up and in | 23-36 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | William Trotta can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-36 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | John Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada is fouled on the floor by Yong Chu - foul #3 on Yong Chu, team foul #11 | 23-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jonathan Walton (PF) William Trotta, Clarence Koopman, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UCLA | Roberto Leal (PG), Raphael Rossi (C) Andre Bruno, Ralph Duff | |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:12 | UCLA | Ronnie Moncada misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-36 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt snags the offensive board | 23-36 |