| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Heath Hackett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Joel Duke - foul #2 on Joel Duke, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:21 | UC Riverside | Tommy Tyler is called for the reach on Eric Boudreaux - foul #1 on Tommy Tyler, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 18:57 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Heath Hackett is called for the reach on Bill Bullock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Heath Hackett, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 39-34 |
| 18:16 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Maguire | 39-37 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Ron Mullins (C) Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett | |
| 18:00 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:59 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 17:58 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bruce Schwartzer | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Maguire is called for the reach on Warren Bakker - foul #2 on Robert Maguire, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Jason Hayter (C) Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Emanuel Schwager (PF) Jon Ikeda, Joel Duke | |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:28 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Jason Hayter - foul #1 on Jason Hayter, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Larry McGuckin (SF) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SG) Robert Maguire | |
| 17:06 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Schwartzer | 41-37 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux hits a 3 from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser misses short on an open shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins grabs the board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Hayter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (fairly fresh) PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Ron Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UC Riverside | Jason Hayter is called for the reach on Eric Boudreaux - foul #2 on Jason Hayter, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Joseph Lane, Larry McGuckin, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Robert Maguire (SG), John Linkous (SF), Joel Duke (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Kevin McDaniel, Eric Boudreaux, Arthur Dickey, Emanuel Schwager, Ron Mullins | |
| 15:02 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is hacked by Bill Bullock - foul #1 on Bill Bullock, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 14:08 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Chichester | 43-40 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester can't tip it in | 43-40 |
| 13:49 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:25 | UC Riverside | Warren Bakker steals it from Robert Maguire | 43-40 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF) Jon Ikeda, John Linkous, Joel Duke | |
| 13:07 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel is hacked by Jason Hayter - foul #3 on Jason Hayter, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Maguire | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Bill Bullock | 45-42 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Bruce Schwartzer is called for the reach on Kevin McDaniel - foul #2 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Robert Maguire, Emanuel Schwager, Heath Hackett | |
| 11:52 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins tips it home | 45-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton misses the easy layup | 45-44 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:05 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ron Mullins - foul #1 on Ron Mullins, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Roland Clayton, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), John Linkous (C) Kevin McDaniel, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, Ron Mullins | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:13 | UC Riverside | John Linkous can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (PF) Tommy Tyler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:53 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 3 from straight away | 47-44 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico State | John Linkous is called for the reach on Larry McGuckin - foul #1 on John Linkous, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Roland Clayton (PF) Larry McGuckin, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Joel Duke | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Joseph Lane is called for the reach on Arthur Dickey - foul #1 on Joseph Lane, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) John Linkous | |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:57 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Joel Duke - foul #3 on Joel Duke, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:19 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jon Ikeda | 50-47 |
| 07:53 | New Mexico State | Eric Boudreaux steps in front of the Bill Bullock pass in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux tips it back up and in | 50-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Lane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Heath Hackett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock loses the dribble to Robert Maguire | 50-49 |
| 06:58 | UC Riverside | Bill Bullock picks off the pass by Joel Duke | 50-49 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Jon Ikeda is called for the reach on Warren Bakker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Larry McGuckin (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Joseph Lane, Roland Clayton, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Jon Ikeda, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:56 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Larry McGuckin | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Kevin McDaniel | 53-52 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker is hacked by Kevin McDaniel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin McDaniel, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:41 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Warren Bakker, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 05:39 | New Mexico State | John Linkous steps in front of the Raymond Leiser pass in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Leiser - foul #1 on Raymond Leiser, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Joseph Lane (SG), Bruce Schwartzer (PF) Raymond Leiser, Larry McGuckin, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG), Eric Boudreaux (SF), Joel Duke (PF) Robert Maguire, Emanuel Schwager, Ron Mullins | |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter can't finish the layup | 55-54 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | John Linkous grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | Joel Duke steps in front of the Bill Bullock pass | 57-56 |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is whistled for a carry | 57-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Larry McGuckin (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Tommy Tyler, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Kevin McDaniel, Eric Boudreaux, Joel Duke, John Linkous | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Heath Hackett (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry McGuckin, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker (SG) Joseph Lane | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Arthur Dickey | 57-58 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Tommy Tyler (SF) Raymond Leiser, Larry McGuckin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Tyler | 59-58 |
| 02:22 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-58 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico State | Robert Maguire steals it from Andrew Chichester | 59-58 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire dunks the ball | 59-60 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Joel Duke picks off the pass by Bill Bullock in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Arthur Dickey and he's hacked by Warren Bakker - foul #2 on Warren Bakker, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 01:53 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Joel Duke - foul #4 on Joel Duke, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Chichester - foul #1 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roland Clayton | 61-63 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Tommy Tyler is denied by Heath Hackett | 61-63 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joel Duke - foul #5 on Joel Duke, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager (PF) Joel Duke | |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Warren Bakker is called for the reach on Emanuel Schwager in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Bakker, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler blows the layup | 62-64 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett gets the rebound | 62-64 |