| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton is whistled for a carry | 27-35 |
| 18:50 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 18:27 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town's layup is rejected by Roland Clayton | 27-35 |
| 18:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-35 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 27-37 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Tommy Tyler | 30-37 |
| 17:30 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ricky Sweeney | 30-39 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 17:04 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:52 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Roland Clayton and he's fouled by Mark Johnson - foul #1 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (PG), Richard Soderlund (PF), Kenneth Cheever (C) Joshua Anderson, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 16:13 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter (SF), Thomas Epperson (C) Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark is fouled on the floor by Richard Soderlund - foul #2 on Richard Soderlund, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Cheever swats the layup by Thomas Epperson | 33-39 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter tips it in | 35-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Castano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Soderlund (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano misses the easy layup | 35-39 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Cheever - foul #1 on Kenneth Cheever, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), John Kirkpatrick (SF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Mark Johnson, Alonzo Town, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:19 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:50 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hayter steals the ball from John Kirkpatrick | 37-39 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Richard Soderlund picks off the pass by Thomas Epperson | 37-39 |
| 14:24 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Kirkpatrick | 37-41 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Bullock and he's fouled by Ricky Sweeney - foul #3 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Jason Hayter, Bruce Schwartzer, Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Alonzo Town (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Lowell Zaman, Gerald Castano, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Soderlund | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Chichester | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 13:09 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alonzo Town | 43-43 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-43 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:42 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Chichester swats the short shot by Ricky Sweeney | 43-43 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Erdman - foul #1 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (C) Ricky Sweeney | |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:06 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:41 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:39 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Chichester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bruce Schwartzer (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (PG) Joshua Anderson | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano scores on a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Van McGinnis - foul #2 on Van McGinnis, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Jason Hayter (SF), Thomas Epperson (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Tommy Tyler, Roland Clayton | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kirkpatrick (SG), Richard Soderlund (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Mark Johnson, Lawrence Erdman, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:16 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester (C) Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG) John Kirkpatrick | |
| 09:24 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano buries a runner from the baseline set up by Joshua Anderson | 47-48 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | Jason Hayter drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-48 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund is fouled on the floor by Bruce Schwartzer - foul #3 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF), Roland Clayton (PF) Jason Hayter, Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson (SG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Alonzo Town, Richard Soderlund | |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney's layup is rejected by Roland Clayton | 49-48 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Ricky Sweeney | 49-48 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Roland Clayton denies the turnaround by Gerald Castano | 49-48 |
| 07:47 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Clayton | 49-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roland Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Andrew Chichester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Castano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lowell Zaman (PG), Alonzo Town (SF), Kenneth Cheever (C) Joshua Anderson, Gerald Castano, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lowell Zaman | 51-50 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund (PF) Lawrence Erdman | |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:21 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lowell Zaman | 53-52 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:11 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:54 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-52 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Cheever picks off the pass by Raymond Leiser | 53-52 |
| 05:21 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Cheever | 53-54 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Alonzo Town - foul #1 on Alonzo Town, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Bruce Schwartzer (PF), Jason Hayter (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Roland Clayton, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Lowell Zaman, Richard Soderlund, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 04:59 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:59 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Mark Johnson | 55-54 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 55-54 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town grabs the offensive board | 55-54 |
| 04:23 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson is hacked by Bruce Schwartzer - foul #4 on Bruce Schwartzer, team foul #3 | 55-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson (C) Tommy Tyler | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano hits a runner in the lane set up by Alonzo Town | 55-56 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Joshua Anderson steals the ball from Frank Clark | 55-56 |
| 03:39 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 03:21 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Hayter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Epperson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Castano (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alonzo Town (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Castano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton (PF) Thomas Epperson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson (SG) Joshua Anderson | |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Ricky Sweeney picks off the pass by Roland Clayton | 55-58 |
| 02:22 | Cal State Northridge | Roland Clayton is called for the reach on Lawrence Erdman - foul #3 on Roland Clayton, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF) Jason Hayter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John Kirkpatrick (SF), Richard Soderlund (PF) Alonzo Town, Lawrence Erdman | |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Soderlund connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Johnson | 55-60 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 01:58 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester (C) Bruce Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Anderson (PG), Alonzo Town (SF), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Gerald Castano, John Kirkpatrick, Richard Soderlund | |
| 01:31 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Tyler | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney can't connect on a runner in the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ricky Sweeney - foul #4 on Ricky Sweeney, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Bullock - foul #2 on Bill Bullock, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:28 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 60-62 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Bullock - foul #3 on Bill Bullock, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | Roland Clayton is called for the reach on Alonzo Town - foul #4 on Roland Clayton, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Roland Clayton gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Alonzo Town picks off the pass by Andrew Chichester | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Alonzo Town runs out the clock | 60-63 |