| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fresh) C - Heath Hackett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton 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 Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Maguire - foul #1 on Robert Maguire, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | The 3pt attempt by Andrew Chichester is denied by Robert Maguire | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jon Ikeda | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | Jon Ikeda steals the ball from Bill Bullock | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Ikeda | 0-6 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Jon Ikeda picks off the pass by Roland Clayton | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Boudreaux | 0-9 |
| 17:28 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-9 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda snags the defensive board | 0-9 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire is fouled on the floor by Tommy Tyler - foul #1 on Tommy Tyler, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:36 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Larry McGuckin (SF) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF), Ron Mullins (C) Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett | |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Leiser | 2-9 |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-9 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Mullins | 2-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lane (fresh) SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Hayter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ron Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the floater from the left side | 2-11 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser double dribbles | 2-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF) Raymond Leiser, Joseph Lane, Larry McGuckin, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (PG), Eric Boudreaux (SG), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Jon Ikeda, Robert Maguire, Joel Duke, Ron Mullins | |
| 15:00 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett is whistled for a carry | 2-11 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Dickey - foul #1 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester (C) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG) Arthur Dickey | |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker misses the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 14:20 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager grabs the offensive board | 3-11 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Roland Clayton - foul #1 on Roland Clayton, team foul #2 | 3-11 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda (PG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:07 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager makes the 2nd free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Emanuel Schwager, Heath Hackett | |
| 14:00 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda's pass is intercepted by Warren Bakker | 3-12 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock double dribbles in the backcourt | 3-12 |
| 13:35 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-14 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Maguire - foul #2 on Robert Maguire, team foul #3 | 3-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF) Robert Maguire, Eric Boudreaux | |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Dickey - foul #2 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #4 | 3-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF) Arthur Dickey | |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:04 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-14 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roland Clayton | 4-14 |
| 12:43 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bill Bullock | 6-14 |
| 12:26 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses long on a shot from the right side | 6-14 |
| 12:25 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 6-14 |
| 12:05 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke is fouled on the floor by Tommy Tyler - foul #2 on Tommy Tyler, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Joseph Lane (SG), Larry McGuckin (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Warren Bakker, Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) John Linkous, Joel Duke, Ron Mullins | |
| 11:44 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux is whistled for traveling | 6-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (PF) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lane (fresh) SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) PF - Jason Hayter (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) 1 pts. C - Heath Hackett (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses the free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:27 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | Andrew Chichester denies the turnaround by Kevin McDaniel | 8-14 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser is fouled on the floor by Emanuel Schwager - foul #2 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker (SF) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (PF) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 10:15 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Larry McGuckin | 10-14 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Larry McGuckin | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Roland Clayton (PF), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Raymond Leiser, Gilbert Baker, Larry McGuckin, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Eric Boudreaux, Heath Hackett | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton connects on the open jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Lane | 15-14 |
| 09:39 | UC Riverside | John Linkous comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins tips it in | 15-16 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 17-16 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Jon Ikeda steals it from Bill Bullock in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bruce Schwartzer - foul #1 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Joseph Lane, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF) John Linkous | |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Ron Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:39 | UC Riverside | Andrew Chichester steals the ball from Eric Boudreaux | 20-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry McGuckin (fresh) PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin McDaniel (tiring) SF - Eric Boudreaux (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ron Mullins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by Jon Ikeda - foul #1 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker (SF), Jason Hayter (PF) Warren Bakker, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett (C) Ron Mullins | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:06 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux grabs the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Andrew Chichester steals it from Joel Duke | 22-18 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Gilbert Baker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:59 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 05:58 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin misses short on a shot from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:16 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gilbert Baker | 22-18 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin travels in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Warren Bakker (SG), Joseph Lane (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Bill Bullock, Larry McGuckin, Gilbert Baker, Jason Hayter, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Joel Duke, Heath Hackett | |
| 04:55 | UC Riverside | John Linkous clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-18 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Warren Bakker | 24-18 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Warren Bakker - foul #1 on Warren Bakker, team foul #5 | 24-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:20 | UC Riverside | Jon Ikeda makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:18 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker travels in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Roland Clayton takes the ball from Jon Ikeda | 24-20 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Bakker | 27-20 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Warren Bakker - foul #2 on Warren Bakker, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF) Raymond Leiser | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF) Eric Boudreaux, Ron Mullins | |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Joseph Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Bakker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jon Ikeda (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Maguire (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) PF - Joel Duke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Linkous (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | Robert Maguire misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker is hacked by Robert Maguire in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Maguire, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Larry McGuckin (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Joseph Lane, Roland Clayton, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF), Emanuel Schwager (PF), Heath Hackett (C) Robert Maguire, Joel Duke, John Linkous | |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:59 | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Tyler - foul #3 on Tommy Tyler, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (SG), Gilbert Baker (SF) Warren Bakker, Tommy Tyler | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 02:40 | UC Riverside | Heath Hackett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Dickey - foul #3 on Arthur Dickey, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG) Arthur Dickey | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 02:08 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel loses the dribble to Bill Bullock | 34-24 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser hits a floater from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gilbert Baker - foul #1 on Gilbert Baker, team foul #8 | 36-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Warren Bakker (SG), Joseph Lane (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Gilbert Baker, Larry McGuckin, Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (SF) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:38 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Ikeda - foul #2 on Jon Ikeda, team foul #10 | 36-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joel Duke (PF), Ron Mullins (C) Emanuel Schwager, Heath Hackett | |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 01:04 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 00:44 | UC Riverside | John Linkous blows the layup | 36-24 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | John Linkous tips it in | 36-26 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lane is whistled for traveling | 36-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin (SF), Bruce Schwartzer (C) Bill Bullock, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel (SG) Eric Boudreaux | |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke is fouled on the floor by Roland Clayton - foul #2 on Roland Clayton, team foul #9 | 36-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (C) Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Boudreaux (SF) John Linkous | |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Larry McGuckin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Joel Duke grabs the board | 36-26 |