| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fresh) SG - Adam Perkins (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) SG - George Holder (fresh) SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico State | William Trotta drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Mellon | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie's pass is intercepted by William Trotta | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Dennis Kates steals the ball from William Trotta in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico State | George Holder hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Mellon | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | Roberto Costa steals the ball from Fred Terrill | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | George Holder makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by William Trotta and he's fouled by Gary Taylor - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | George Holder makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:56 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor clanks a jumper from close range | 2-8 |
| 17:54 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill tips it home | 4-8 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jake Elie - foul #1 on Jake Elie, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), David Crowley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Dennis Kates, Adam Perkins, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Paul Barrier (C) George Holder, Ronald Mellon, Roberto Costa | |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:40 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses the shot from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 17:18 | UC Riverside | David Crowley grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by Yong Chu is denied by David Crowley | 7-10 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 7-10 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu's layup is rejected by Robert Weintraub | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | UC Riverside | David Crowley pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the shot from the right wing set up by Jacob Pugh | 9-10 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) PF - David Crowley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fairly fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 9-10 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | William Trotta connects on the 3 from the left corner | 9-13 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-13 |
| 14:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Trotta, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Adam Perkins (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Lee Brown, Jacob Pugh, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), George Holder (SG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Roberto Costa (C) William Trotta, Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell, Yong Chu, Paul Barrier | |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | George Holder steals it from Adam Perkins | 9-13 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 14:37 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:14 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor drills a floater near the basket set up by Dennis Kates and he's fouled by Alan Lamb - foul #1 on Alan Lamb, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| 14:14 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | George Holder is hacked by Adam Perkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Adam Perkins, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 13:49 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Fred Terrill | 12-13 |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie banks in the layup | 14-13 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Gary Taylor steals the ball from George Holder | 14-13 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill lays it in on a great pass from Adam Perkins | 16-13 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon scores on a floater from the right block set up by George Holder | 16-15 |
| 12:17 | UC Riverside | Alan Lamb picks off the pass by Fred Terrill | 16-15 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), John Friley (PF), David Crowley (C) Dennis Kates, Adam Perkins, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Ronny Hubbell (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Alan Lamb, George Holder, Ronald Mellon, Gonzalo Gonzales, Roberto Costa | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weintraub (fresh) PF - John Friley (fresh) C - David Crowley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is hacked by William Trotta - foul #2 on William Trotta, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (SG) William Trotta | |
| 11:29 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:27 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 16-15 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-15 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | Clarence Koopman grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses the tip | 16-15 |
| 10:38 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:17 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:08 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | George Holder snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is hacked by Jacob Pugh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), Albert Benson (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jacob Pugh, Robert Weintraub, John Friley, David Crowley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Yong Chu (PF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier | |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | George Holder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Dennis Kates | 16-15 |
| 09:25 | UC Riverside | Gonzalo Gonzales swats the short shot by Albert Benson | 16-15 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:15 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill is fouled on the floor by Robert Boykin - foul #1 on Robert Boykin, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Jake Elie (SF) Lee Brown, Albert Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Ronald Mellon (SF), Roberto Costa (C) George Holder, Clarence Koopman, Yong Chu | |
| 08:57 | UC Riverside | Roberto Costa swats the layup by Jake Elie | 16-15 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Dennis Kates picks off the pass by Roberto Costa | 16-15 |
| 08:27 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates hits the finger roll | 18-15 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-15 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 18-17 |
| 07:57 | UC Riverside | Roberto Costa swats the layup by Fred Terrill | 18-17 |
| 07:56 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jake Elie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Terrill (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) SG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Mellon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Mellon | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Kates | 21-19 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 21-19 |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 07:04 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Fred Terrill | 23-21 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), David Crowley (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Dennis Kates, Adam Perkins, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Holder (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Alan Lamb, Ronald Mellon, Gonzalo Gonzales, Roberto Costa | |
| 06:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 06:39 | UC Riverside | David Crowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:19 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico State | George Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Pugh - foul #2 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG) Jacob Pugh | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) Robert Boykin | |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu lays it in set up by George Holder | 23-23 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico State | George Holder is fouled on the floor by Robert Weintraub - foul #1 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #6 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon (SF) Ronny Hubbell | |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | George Holder clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Weintraub - foul #2 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF) Robert Weintraub | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Alan Lamb | 24-25 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Mellon - foul #1 on Ronald Mellon, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG), John Friley (PF) Albert Benson, David Crowley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Ronny Hubbell (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Yong Chu, Paul Barrier | |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:05 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | John Friley steps in front of the Roberto Costa pass | 25-25 |
| 04:30 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Taylor | 28-25 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Boykin | 28-27 |
| 03:59 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Dennis Kates | 30-27 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on George Holder - foul #2 on Gary Taylor, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Adam Perkins (SG), Jacob Pugh (SF), Robert Weintraub (PF), David Crowley (C) Lee Brown, Jake Elie, John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Clarence Koopman (SF), Yong Chu (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, Ronald Mellon, Ronny Hubbell, Roberto Costa | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | George Holder makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | George Holder misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:40 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Dennis Kates (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Weintraub (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Crowley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holder (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Koopman (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | Clarence Koopman takes the ball from David Crowley | 30-28 |
| 03:15 | New Mexico State | William Trotta drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Barrier | 30-33 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Paul Barrier picks off the pass by Robert Weintraub | 30-33 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 02:13 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 30-33 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Weintraub is called for the reach on William Trotta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Weintraub, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Dennis Kates, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Roberto Costa (C) George Holder, Yong Chu, Paul Barrier | |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:09 | UC Riverside | John Friley grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 01:49 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Jacob Pugh is denied by Gonzalo Gonzales | 30-33 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | William Trotta misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jacob Pugh - foul #3 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), Jake Elie (SF) Adam Perkins, Jacob Pugh | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon (SF), Ronny Hubbell (PF) Clarence Koopman, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Alan Lamb steals it from John Friley | 30-35 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon hits the finger roll set up by Alan Lamb | 30-37 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-37 |
| 00:52 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon double dribbles in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Kates (PG) Lee Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | John Friley's floater is tipped away by Ronald Mellon | 32-37 |
| 00:36 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie tips it home | 34-37 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Tommy Pritts is called for the reach on Gonzalo Gonzales - foul #1 on Tommy Pritts, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG), Yong Chu (PF) Alan Lamb, Ronny Hubbell | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:18 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 34-38 |
| 00:02 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie scores on a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Ronald Mellon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 37-38 |