| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) SF - Arthur Perry (fresh) PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) SG - George Wilkins (fresh) SF - Kendall Brown (fresh) PF - Kenneth Tucker (fresh) C - Alexander Baxter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell 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 Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Perry | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry buries a floater near the basket set up by Charles Gerth | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Wilkins | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steve Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Kenneth Tucker | 4-3 |
| 17:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul McVinney | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth is fouled in the backcourt by Paul McVinney - foul #1 on Paul McVinney, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SF), Gary Cayer (PF), David Sroka (C) Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 17:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin is fouled on the floor by George Wilkins - foul #1 on George Wilkins, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG) Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gary Cayer | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:33 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss (C) Alexander Baxter | |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Cayer, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Norman Revell (C) Steve Thomas | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 15:51 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul McVinney | 7-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) SG - Gary Cayer (fresh) SF - Raymond Griffin (fresh) PF - David Sroka (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kendall Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Prentiss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Paul McVinney - foul #2 on Paul McVinney, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF) Linwood Lindell, Gary Cayer, David Sroka | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (PG), Joseph Unzueta (SF), Cesar Rivera (C) Paul McVinney, Kendall Brown, Kenneth Tucker | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera can't finish the layup | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta misses the tip | 8-10 |
| 15:18 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 14:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 14:45 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer is fouled on the floor by George Wilkins - foul #2 on George Wilkins, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas (SG), David Sroka (C) Raymond Griffin, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown (SF), Kenneth Tucker (PF), Alexander Baxter (C) George Wilkins, James Prentiss, Cesar Rivera | |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Arthur Perry is blocked by Alexander Baxter | 8-10 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas tips it in | 10-10 |
| 14:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Arthur Perry steals it from Joseph Unzueta | 10-10 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer lays it in on a great pass from Arthur Perry | 12-10 |
| 13:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Mike Frank | 12-12 |
| 13:33 | New Mexico State | Joseph Unzueta is called for the reach on Steve Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Unzueta, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Gary Cayer (SF), Richard Smith (C) Charles Gerth, Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | David Sroka misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 12-12 |
| 13:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith (PG) Joseph Unzueta | |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | David Sroka gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:53 | New Mexico State | David Sroka loses the ball out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG) Mike Frank | |
| 12:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 12:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses the tip | 12-13 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas grabs the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Alexander Baxter steals the ball from Linwood Lindell | 12-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) SG - Steve Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Cayer (fresh) PF - David Sroka (fresh) C - Norman Revell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Roger Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) SF - Kendall Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Cayer - foul #2 on Gary Cayer, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF), Richard Smith (C) Linwood Lindell, Gary Cayer, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (PG), Joseph Unzueta (SG), James Prentiss (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) Roger Smith, Paul Kinlaw, Kenneth Tucker, Alexander Baxter | |
| 11:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 11:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mike Frank | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 10:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera misses the jumper from close range | 12-18 |
| 10:33 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 15-18 |
| 10:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Thomas steals the ball from Cesar Rivera | 15-18 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Cesar Rivera - foul #1 on Cesar Rivera, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG), Norman Revell (C) Steve Thomas, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith (PG), Kenneth Tucker (PF), Alexander Baxter (C) Kendall Brown, James Prentiss, Cesar Rivera | |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Frank | 17-20 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alexander Baxter - foul #1 on Alexander Baxter, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), David Sroka (PF) Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss (SF) Joseph Unzueta | |
| 09:15 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:15 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Mike Frank and he's fouled by Kenneth Bixler - foul #1 on Kenneth Bixler, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG) Mike Frank | |
| 09:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sroka | 19-22 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 08:51 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roger Smith | 19-25 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Gerth | 21-25 |
| 07:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler grabs the board | 21-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Revell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Roger Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Kinlaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Prentiss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Baxter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler travels with the ball | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), Gregory Mayer (PF) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Kenneth Bixler, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (SG), Kendall Brown (SF), Joseph Unzueta (PF), Cesar Rivera (C) Paul Kinlaw, James Prentiss, Kenneth Tucker, Alexander Baxter | |
| 07:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 07:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera tips it back up and in | 21-27 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 06:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Cesar Rivera grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 06:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Roger Smith can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | David Sroka snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Linwood Lindell | 24-27 |
| 06:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kendall Brown | 24-30 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mayer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 05:54 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Kendall Brown | 24-30 |
| 05:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Smith | 24-33 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Arthur Perry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 05:21 | New Mexico State | David Sroka grabs the offensive rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell is fouled on the floor by Roger Smith - foul #1 on Roger Smith, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SF), Kenneth Bixler (PF), Norman Revell (C) Arthur Perry, Gregory Mayer, David Sroka | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw (SG), Kenneth Tucker (PF), Alexander Baxter (C) Roger Smith, Joseph Unzueta, Cesar Rivera | |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell misses the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter gets the rebound | 24-33 |
| 05:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul Kinlaw is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Kinlaw, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG) Linwood Lindell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas snags the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Steve Thomas drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 03:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter blows the layup | 26-33 |
| 03:57 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Tucker - foul #1 on Kenneth Tucker, team foul #10 | 26-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Cayer (SG), Gregory Mayer (PF) Steve Thomas, Raymond Griffin | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney (PG), George Wilkins (SG), Joseph Unzueta (SF), James Prentiss (C) Mike Frank, Paul Kinlaw, Kendall Brown, Alexander Baxter | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Cayer (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Mayer (fresh) 7 pts. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Paul McVinney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Unzueta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Prentiss (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Joseph Unzueta hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul McVinney | 27-36 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-36 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell tips it back up and in | 29-36 |
| 03:00 | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss misses badly on a runner in the paint | 29-36 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bixler | 29-36 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Cayer | 31-36 |
| 02:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker's pass is intercepted by Charles Gerth | 31-36 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits the finger roll | 33-36 |
| 02:15 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins is hacked by Gary Cayer - foul #3 on Gary Cayer, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Steve Thomas (SG), Arthur Perry (SF), David Sroka (C) Charles Gerth, Gary Cayer, Kenneth Bixler, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown (SF), Alexander Baxter (C) Joseph Unzueta, James Prentiss | |
| 02:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Mayer | 33-36 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | David Sroka gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Tucker | 33-36 |
| 01:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Kenneth Tucker gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Paul McVinney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Kendall Brown is called for the reach on David Sroka - foul #1 on Kendall Brown, team foul #11 | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Smith (C) Gregory Mayer | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | James Prentiss (PF) Kenneth Tucker | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | David Sroka makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | David Sroka makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 00:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Alexander Baxter connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from George Wilkins | 35-41 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 00:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Kendall Brown grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Steve Thomas is called for the reach on George Wilkins - foul #2 on Steve Thomas, team foul #7 | 35-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Mike Frank (PG), Joseph Unzueta (SF), Cesar Rivera (C) Paul McVinney, Kendall Brown, Alexander Baxter | |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:20 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | George Wilkins comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 37-43 |