| 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 | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Henry Sellers (fresh) SG - Mark Randall (fresh) SF - George Marx (fresh) PF - Michael Stephens (fresh) C - Kent Stransky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton 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 Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers is fouled on the floor by Terry Holt - foul #1 on Terry Holt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Terry Holt steals it from Henry Sellers | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Sellers - foul #1 on Henry Sellers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Stephens connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Sellers | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts is open and buries a shot from the left block | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 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 | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 17:37 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by David Mackie is blocked by Kent Stransky | 5-4 |
| 17:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by George Holder - foul #1 on George Holder, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jason Pitts (C) William Trotta, George Holder, Clarence Koopman, David Mackie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 17:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Stephens - foul #1 on Michael Stephens, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG) Terry Holt | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Hager (PG), Albert Hall (PF), Donald Booker (C) Henry Sellers, Michael Stephens, Kent Stransky | |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Hager | 6-7 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | Sean Hager picks off the pass by Martin Johnson in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts gets the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Trotta | 9-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sean Hager (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Randall (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Marx (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Hall (fresh) C - Donald Booker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall can't connect on a shot in the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Donald Booker | 9-7 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Yong Chu - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Jonathan Walton (PF) William Trotta, Ronald Mellon, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers (PG), Michael Stephens (PF), Kent Stransky (C) Mark Randall, Albert Hall, Donald Booker | |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Martin Johnson | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Johnson steals it from Henry Sellers | 11-9 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Kent Stransky steps in front of the Terry Holt pass in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 14:23 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx is whistled for a carry | 11-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon (SF) Clarence Koopman | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Wicker (SG), David Settles (SF) Sean Hager, George Marx | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses the floater from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 14:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Stephens snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Michael Stephens - foul #2 on Michael Stephens, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker (SF), Albert Hall (PF) David Settles, Michael Stephens | |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Elmer Wicker and he's fouled by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (PF) Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall (SG), Brian Mitts (C) Henry Sellers, Kent Stransky | |
| 13:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell is fouled on the floor by Albert Hall - foul #1 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles (PG) Elmer Wicker | |
| 12:42 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell gets the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Johnson and the foul's on Brian Mitts - foul #1 on Brian Mitts, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton (PF) Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers (PG), Kent Stransky (C) Donald Booker, Albert Hall | |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Terry Holt steps in front of the Kent Stransky pass | 16-15 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts is hacked by Kent Stransky - foul #1 on Kent Stransky, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (SG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Ronny Hubbell (PF), David Mackie (C) Martin Johnson, Ronald Mellon, Jonathan Walton, Jason Pitts | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Hager (SG), George Marx (SF), Albert Hall (PF) Mark Randall, David Settles, Brian Mitts | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | David Mackie grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Holt (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - William Trotta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) C - David Mackie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Henry Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Hager (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Marx (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Albert Hall (fairly fresh) C - Kent Stransky (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 11:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall's layup is rejected by Ronny Hubbell | 18-15 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | David Mackie grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses long on a 3 from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell tips it in | 20-15 |
| 10:16 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Stransky | 20-17 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-17 |
| 09:49 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Terry Holt is called for the reach on George Marx - foul #2 on Terry Holt, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Jonathan Walton (PF), Jason Pitts (C) Terry Holt, William Trotta, Clarence Koopman, Ronny Hubbell, David Mackie | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Wicker (PG), Mark Randall (SG), David Settles (SF), Donald Booker (PF), Brian Mitts (C) Henry Sellers, Sean Hager, George Marx, Albert Hall, Kent Stransky | |
| 09:17 | UC Santa Barbara | George Holder steals it from Elmer Wicker | 20-17 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 09:12 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Donald Booker | 20-17 |
| 08:49 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Brian Mitts | 20-17 |
| 08:27 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Elmer Wicker is denied by Jason Pitts | 20-17 |
| 08:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts gets the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Pitts swats the short shot by Elmer Wicker | 20-17 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 08:01 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG) George Holder | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Hager (PG), George Marx (SF), Kent Stransky (C) Elmer Wicker, David Settles, Brian Mitts | |
| 07:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses short on a shot from the right side | 20-17 |
| 07:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | George Marx steps in front of the William Trotta pass in the backcourt | 20-19 |
| 07:41 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx hits a turnaround from the right block | 20-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Walton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jason Pitts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sean Hager (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Randall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Stransky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts is hacked by Mark Randall - foul #1 on Mark Randall, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall (PF) Donald Booker | |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:23 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Hall | 22-24 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico State | Sean Hager steals it from Martin Johnson | 22-24 |
| 06:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jason Pitts | 22-24 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts tips it home | 24-24 |
| 06:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Pitts is called for the reach on George Marx - foul #1 on Jason Pitts, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (PG), Yong Chu (PF) William Trotta, Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers (PG), Elmer Wicker (SG), David Settles (SF), Brian Mitts (PF) Sean Hager, Mark Randall, George Marx, Albert Hall | |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Kent Stransky takes the ball from Martin Johnson in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 05:42 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker (PF) Kent Stransky | |
| 05:29 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu can't connect on a runner in the lane | 24-24 |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Brian Mitts pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Elmer Wicker | 24-27 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Henry Sellers - foul #2 on Henry Sellers, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Jonathan Walton (PF) George Holder, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall (SG), George Marx (SF), Kent Stransky (C) Henry Sellers, Elmer Wicker, Brian Mitts | |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Mellon swats the layup by George Marx | 25-27 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses long on a shot from the left side | 25-29 |
| 04:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | David Settles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is hacked by George Marx in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Marx, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (PF) Jonathan Walton | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers (PG), Sean Hager (SG), Michael Stephens (PF) David Settles, Mark Randall, Donald Booker | |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Stephens gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Kent Stransky misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico State | William Trotta pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Johnson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mellon (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Pitts (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Henry Sellers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Hager (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Marx (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Stransky (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 03:29 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 03:04 | UC Santa Barbara | George Marx misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 03:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Hager gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Stephens clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Hager pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers banks in the layup set up by Sean Hager | 25-31 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu is hacked by Michael Stephens - foul #3 on Michael Stephens, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Holt (PG) William Trotta | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Wicker (PG), Mark Randall (SG), Donald Booker (SF), Albert Hall (PF), Brian Mitts (C) Henry Sellers, Sean Hager, George Marx, Michael Stephens, Kent Stransky | |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-31 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Jason Pitts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 01:51 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 01:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Randall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon snags the defensive board | 26-31 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Martin Johnson drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Terry Holt | 29-31 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on Albert Hall - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton (PF) Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Sellers (PG), George Marx (SF) Elmer Wicker, Brian Mitts | |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Terry Holt hits a 3 from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Booker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Walton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-33 |