| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell hits a 3 from the left corner set up by George Reynolds | 39-31 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Breeden steps in front of the Andrew Chichester pass in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| 19:29 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Mitchell | 39-34 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bill Bullock | 41-34 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Warren Bakker | 41-34 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester is fouled on the floor by Charles Guitierrez - foul #1 on Charles Guitierrez, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), Robert Minch (SF), James Frey (PF) Larry Mitchell, George Reynolds, Kris McLeary | |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 18:09 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 17:52 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams is fouled on the floor by Bill Bullock - foul #2 on Bill Bullock, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Jason Hayter (C) Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Reynolds (SF), John Yamamoto (C) Robert Breeden, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Matthew Adams and he's fouled by Bill Bullock - foul #3 on Bill Bullock, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Larry McGuckin (SF) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:39 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Yamamoto | 41-36 |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 16:48 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Adams | 41-36 |
| 16:38 | Long Beach State | Joseph Lane picks off the pass by James Frey | 41-36 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by John Yamamoto - foul #1 on John Yamamoto, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Joseph Lane, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), Kris McLeary (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Matthew Adams, James Frey, Robert Minch, John Yamamoto | |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:02 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Breeden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kris McLeary (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:57 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 43-36 |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Roland Clayton - foul #2 on Roland Clayton, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG) Larry McGuckin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:51 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Kris McLeary | 43-37 |
| 15:31 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Guitierrez | 43-40 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:55 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tommy Tyler | 46-40 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Larry Mitchell steals the ball from Tommy Tyler | 46-40 |
| 14:39 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell hits the finger roll | 46-42 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton buries a jump hook from close range set up by Bill Bullock and he's fouled by Kris McLeary - foul #1 on Kris McLeary, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Tommy Tyler, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), Robert Minch (SF), John Yamamoto (C) Larry Mitchell, Robert Breeden, George Reynolds, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:01 | Long Beach State | James Frey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 13:59 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:37 | Long Beach State | James Frey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Clayton | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | James Frey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Jason Hayter (C) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (PG), Charles Guitierrez (C) Matthew Adams, Robert Minch | |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Schwartzer - foul #3 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden (SG) John Yamamoto | |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Bulinski - foul #1 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Kris McLeary blocks the short jumper by Larry McGuckin | 52-47 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 12:11 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 12:10 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is fouled on the floor by Dale Bulinski - foul #2 on Dale Bulinski, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Tommy Tyler, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Matthew Adams (SG), George Reynolds (SF), Robert Minch (PF) Dale Bulinski, Robert Breeden, James Frey, Kris McLeary | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Minch (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 11:15 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Mitchell | 54-49 |
| 11:12 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Adams - foul #3 on Matthew Adams, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker (SF) Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto (C) Charles Guitierrez | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock is fouled on the floor by George Reynolds - foul #2 on George Reynolds, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton (PF) Larry McGuckin | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade (C) George Reynolds | |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:44 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Yamamoto | 56-51 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Roland Clayton | 58-51 |
| 10:15 | Long Beach State | Gilbert Baker takes the ball from John Yamamoto | 58-51 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Larry Mitchell takes the ball from Warren Bakker in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | Gilbert Baker steals it from Robert Minch | 58-51 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roland Clayton | 60-51 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Chichester - foul #3 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (PG), Larry McGuckin (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Gilbert Baker, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), George Reynolds (SF), James Frey (PF) Larry Mitchell, Matthew Adams, Robert Minch, John Yamamoto | |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 09:36 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin is hacked by Robert Breeden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Breeden, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez (C) Stanley Kincade | |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Breeden and he's fouled by Larry McGuckin - foul #1 on Larry McGuckin, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 09:05 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin is open and lays it up and in | 64-55 |
| 08:24 | Long Beach State | James Frey clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jason Hayter | 66-55 |
| 07:44 | Long Beach State | Dale Bulinski misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 66-55 |
| 07:43 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds can't tip it in | 66-55 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry McGuckin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Hayter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Dale Bulinski (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Breeden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Reynolds (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Frey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Guitierrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Roland Clayton (PF), Thomas Epperson (C) Larry McGuckin, Tommy Tyler, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kelly Skidmore (PG), John Yamamoto (SF), Kris McLeary (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Dale Bulinski, George Reynolds, James Frey, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 07:20 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto scores on a shot near the basket | 66-57 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson misses the floater from close range | 66-57 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Bakker | 66-57 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Thomas Epperson is denied by John Yamamoto | 66-57 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Bakker | 66-57 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Stanley Kincade denies the turnaround by Joseph Lane | 66-57 |
| 06:34 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 06:29 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 66-57 |
| 06:28 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto misses the tip | 66-57 |
| 06:27 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Kincade | 66-59 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton misses short on a runner in the lane | 66-59 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Kris McLeary gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), James Frey (SG), Robert Minch (SF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Kelly Skidmore, Robert Breeden, Kris McLeary, Stanley Kincade | |
| 05:25 | Long Beach State | James Frey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 05:22 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Warren Bakker | 68-59 |
| 04:50 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Yamamoto | 68-62 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the easy layup | 68-62 |
| 04:42 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Minch | 68-62 |
| 04:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch connects on the jumper near the basket | 68-64 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Bullock, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), George Reynolds (SF), Kris McLeary (PF) Larry Mitchell, Robert Minch, John Yamamoto | |
| 03:57 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-64 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | James Frey is called for the reach on Bill Bullock in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Frey, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF) Tommy Tyler | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade (C) Charles Guitierrez | |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | James Frey snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | Bill Bullock steps in front of the George Reynolds pass | 68-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Hayter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Frey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Reynolds (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kris McLeary (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stanley Kincade (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Bill Bullock | 70-64 |
| 02:48 | Long Beach State | Warren Bakker steals it from Matthew Adams | 70-64 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane banks in the layup set up by Warren Bakker | 72-64 |
| 02:44 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Bruce Schwartzer, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Robert Breeden (SG), Robert Minch (SF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Matthew Adams, George Reynolds, Kris McLeary, Stanley Kincade | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-64 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker hits a shot from the right side set up by Bill Bullock | 74-64 |
| 02:14 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | George Reynolds (SF) James Frey | |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-64 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 74-64 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton buries a shot near the basket set up by Tommy Tyler | 76-64 |
| 01:14 | Long Beach State | Robert Breeden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Joseph Lane (SG), Larry McGuckin (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), James Frey (SG), John Yamamoto (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Larry Mitchell, Robert Breeden, George Reynolds, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-64 |
| 01:04 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-64 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is hacked by James Frey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Frey, team foul #10 | 76-64 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:00 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:00 | Long Beach State | Stanley Kincade grabs the board | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 77-64 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | James Frey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 00:20 | Long Beach State | James Frey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Adams | 77-67 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser runs out the clock | 77-67 |