| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Justin Preslipsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Hamilton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Lane (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Abbate (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry inbounds the ball | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth's pass is intercepted by Justin Preslipsky in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 19:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky lays it up and in | 44-44 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth banks in the wide open layup | 46-44 |
| 19:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Gerth is called for the reach on Justin Preslipsky - foul #1 on Charles Gerth, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| 19:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Don Hamilton hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Lane | 46-47 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 18:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Don Hamilton | 46-49 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Don Hamilton is called for the reach on Steve Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Don Hamilton, team foul #1 | 46-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence (SG) Don Hamilton | |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Norman Revell | 48-49 |
| 18:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane's pass is intercepted by Arthur Perry | 48-49 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer tips it in | 50-49 |
| 17:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Preslipsky | 50-51 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer hits a driving attempt near the basket | 52-51 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Justin Preslipsky | 52-54 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Gary Cayer (SG), Raymond Griffin (SF), David Sroka (PF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Michael Ballesteros (SF), Steven Chappell (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Justin Preslipsky, Joseph Lawrence, Jason Lane, Gabriel Abbate, Arthur Riegel | |
| 16:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Chappell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stacy Phillips - foul #1 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 15:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Chappell's fadeaway is rejected by David Sroka | 54-54 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Cayer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stacy Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ballesteros (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Chappell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Toney McGonigle (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | David Sroka can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Stacy Phillips - foul #2 on Stacy Phillips, team foul #3 | 54-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG) Linwood Lindell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG), Don Hamilton (SG), Joseph Lawrence (SF), Gabriel Abbate (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, Stacy Phillips, Michael Ballesteros, Steven Chappell, Toney McGonigle | |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | David Sroka makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | David Sroka makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 14:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate can't tip it in | 56-54 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | David Sroka hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Griffin | 59-54 |
| 14:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Don Hamilton is hacked by David Sroka - foul #2 on David Sroka, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Kenneth Bixler (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin, Gary Cayer, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky (PG), Jason Lane (SF) William Hutson, Joseph Lawrence | |
| 13:58 | UC Santa Barbara | The jumper by Arthur Riegel is denied by Kenneth Bixler | 59-54 |
| 13:57 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Lane | 59-54 |
| 13:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky is whistled for traveling | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry (SF) Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (SG), Steven Chappell (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Don Hamilton, Gabriel Abbate, Arthur Riegel | |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Gerth, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (PF) Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Ballesteros (SF) Jason Lane | |
| 12:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne is hacked by Arthur Perry - foul #1 on Arthur Perry, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (SG), David Sroka (C) Steve Thomas, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence (SF) Steven Chappell | |
| 12:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Ballesteros scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Roderick Payne | 59-56 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bixler and the foul's on Joseph Lawrence - foul #2 on Joseph Lawrence, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG), Gary Cayer (PF) Charles Gerth, Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Hutson (PG), Don Hamilton (SG), Gabriel Abbate (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Justin Preslipsky, Roderick Payne, Michael Ballesteros, Toney McGonigle | |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses the free throw | 61-56 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Gabriel Abbate | 61-56 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Sroka - foul #3 on David Sroka, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG), Gregory Mayer (PF) Raymond Griffin, Arthur Perry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane (SF) Joseph Lawrence | |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 11:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate misses short on a jumper from the right block | 61-57 |
| 11:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate tips it home | 61-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Cayer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Sroka (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - William Hutson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gabriel Abbate (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Arthur Riegel (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses the shot from the free throw line | 61-59 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Cayer | 61-59 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | David Sroka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (PG), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, David Sroka | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky (PG), Steven Chappell (C) William Hutson, Arthur Riegel | |
| 10:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Mayer denies the turnaround by Gabriel Abbate | 61-59 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 10:26 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer tips it back up and in | 63-59 |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Chappell loses the dribble to Steve Thomas | 63-59 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Don Hamilton is called for the reach on Steve Thomas - foul #4 on Don Hamilton, team foul #5 | 63-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Arthur Perry (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF) Steve Thomas, Gary Cayer, Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (PG), Stacy Phillips (SG), Joseph Lawrence (SF), Michael Ballesteros (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Justin Preslipsky, Don Hamilton, Jason Lane, Gabriel Abbate, Steven Chappell | |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sroka (PF) Kenneth Bixler | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 09:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Charles Gerth picks off the pass by Roderick Payne in the backcourt | 63-59 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses the easy layup | 63-59 |
| 09:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 09:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Raymond Griffin - foul #3 on Raymond Griffin, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG), Gary Cayer (SF), Richard Smith (C) Raymond Griffin, Arthur Perry, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate (PF) Michael Ballesteros | |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Joseph Lawrence is blocked by David Sroka | 63-59 |
| 09:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence can't tip it in | 63-59 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-59 |
| 08:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 08:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 63-59 |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith misses the open dunk | 63-62 |
| 07:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Cayer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Sroka (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roderick Payne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stacy Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Lawrence (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Abbate (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Toney McGonigle (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Roderick Payne steals it from Charles Gerth | 63-62 |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Gary Cayer, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky (PG), Don Hamilton (SG), Jason Lane (SF), Michael Ballesteros (PF), Steven Chappell (C) Roderick Payne, Stacy Phillips, Joseph Lawrence, Gabriel Abbate, Toney McGonigle | |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer is denied on a layup by Jason Lane | 63-62 |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Don Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Don Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Arthur Perry | 63-62 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Don Hamilton is called for the reach on Raymond Griffin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Don Hamilton, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence (SG), Arthur Riegel (C) Don Hamilton, Michael Ballesteros | |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses long on a shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 06:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Chappell knocks in the shot in the lane | 63-64 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 63-64 |
| 05:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Justin Preslipsky | 63-66 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-66 |
| 04:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Gary Cayer (PF), David Sroka (C) Linwood Lindell, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (SG), Michael Ballesteros (SF), Gabriel Abbate (PF), Toney McGonigle (C) Joseph Lawrence, Jason Lane, Steven Chappell, Arthur Riegel | |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Preslipsky - foul #2 on Justin Preslipsky, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Gerth | 69-66 |
| 03:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Thomas takes the ball from Michael Ballesteros | 69-66 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas banks in the layup | 71-66 |
| 03:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Toney McGonigle clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-66 |
| 03:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky gets the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Raymond Griffin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Cayer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Sroka (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Justin Preslipsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roderick Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ballesteros (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gabriel Abbate (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Toney McGonigle (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Griffin steps in front of the Roderick Payne pass | 71-66 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Cayer | 73-66 |
| 02:56 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin, Gary Cayer, David Sroka | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Michael Ballesteros, Toney McGonigle | |
| 02:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky is whistled for a carry | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence (SG) Roderick Payne | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Justin Preslipsky is called for the reach on Charles Gerth - foul #3 on Justin Preslipsky, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (SG) Justin Preslipsky | |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:19 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky (PG) Roderick Payne | |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Lawrence misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 01:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer tips it back up and in | 77-66 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Gerth - foul #3 on Charles Gerth, team foul #7 | 77-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Gary Cayer (SG), Raymond Griffin (SF), David Sroka (PF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Steve Thomas, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (SG), Michael Ballesteros (SF), Steven Chappell (C) Justin Preslipsky, Jason Lane, Arthur Riegel | |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate makes the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:08 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Gary Cayer, Raymond Griffin, David Sroka, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky (PG), Jason Lane (SF), Arthur Riegel (C) Roderick Payne, Michael Ballesteros, Steven Chappell | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-68 |
| 00:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-68 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer grabs the board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Lawrence - foul #3 on Joseph Lawrence, team foul #9 | 77-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer (SG), David Sroka (C) Steve Thomas, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-71 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer is hacked by Joseph Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Lawrence, team foul #10 | 77-71 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer misses the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Lawrence | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Preslipsky - foul #4 on Justin Preslipsky, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Norman Revell (C) Charles Gerth, Arthur Perry, David Sroka | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-74 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Gabriel Abbate snags the offensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Justin Preslipsky buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Lawrence | 80-77 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 80-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry (SF) Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry is hacked by Justin Preslipsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Preslipsky, team foul #12 | 80-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne (SG) Justin Preslipsky | |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Riegel pulls down the rebound | 81-77 |
| 00:07 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-77 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Raymond Griffin is called for the reach on Roderick Payne - foul #4 on Raymond Griffin, team foul #8 | 81-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Gregory Mayer (PF) Raymond Griffin, Gary Cayer | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Roderick Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth runs out the clock | 81-79 |