| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Denton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | William Wong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell snags the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 19:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Barry Cantrell | 30-21 |
| 19:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber travels with the ball | 30-21 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Mitchell Washington steps in front of the Barry Cantrell pass in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 19:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington lays it in | 32-21 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | William Wong connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by William Wong - foul #1 on William Wong, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Duplantis | 33-26 |
| 17:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Nathan Burke knocks away the 3 by Marc Clark | 33-26 |
| 17:42 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Mitchell Washington steals the ball from Matthew Duplantis | 33-26 |
| 17:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson drills a shot from the right side | 35-26 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 16:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 16:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | William Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell's fadeaway is rejected by Lester Irwin | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton is called for traveling | 35-26 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Paul Segovia (SF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Daniel Gerber, Michael Thompson, Marc Clark | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), Steve Baxley (PF), Donald Peake (C) Barry Cantrell, Matthew Duplantis, William Wong, Gregory Denton | |
| 15:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-26 |
| 15:39 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Segovia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Blakeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Sullivan (fresh) SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Peake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Peake | 35-29 |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Paul Segovia | 37-29 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley misses short on a runner from the right block | 37-29 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Randolph - foul #2 on Steven Randolph, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Marc Clark (C) Mitchell Washington, Lester Irwin, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Fred Sullivan, Steve Baxley, Donald Peake | |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Segovia grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Barry Cantrell - foul #1 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steve Baxley (SF) Nathan Burke | |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gregory Denton | 37-30 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell is fouled on the floor by Paul Segovia - foul #3 on Paul Segovia, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 13:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steve Baxley - foul #1 on Steve Baxley, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington (SG), Lester Irwin (PF) Steven Randolph, Paul Segovia | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF) William Wong | |
| 12:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 12:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 12:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Donald Peake (C) Barry Cantrell, Gregory Denton | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Marc Clark is called for the reach on Matthew Duplantis - foul #1 on Marc Clark, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney (C) Marc Clark | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 11:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-33 |
| 11:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Blakeney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Peake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Steve Baxley steals it from Lester Irwin | 39-33 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Matthew Duplantis and he's hacked by Kenneth Blakeney - foul #1 on Kenneth Blakeney, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Marc Clark (SF) Daniel Gerber, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG), Fred Sullivan (SG), William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Herbert Martz, Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, Steve Baxley | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Peake - foul #1 on Donald Peake, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 09:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Barry Cantrell steps in front of the Steven Randolph pass | 39-36 |
| 09:10 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell makes the 3 from straight away set up by Donald Peake | 39-39 |
| 08:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-39 |
| 08:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Blakeney can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico State | Donald Peake grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | William Wong connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Peake | 39-41 |
| 08:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Michael Thompson (SF), Paul Segovia (PF), Benjamin Pilla (C) Mitchell Washington, Marc Clark, Lester Irwin, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz (PG), Matthew Duplantis (SG), Nathan Burke (SF), Steve Baxley (PF), Karl Pell (C) Barry Cantrell, Fred Sullivan, Donald Peake, William Wong, Gregory Denton | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 07:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson is hacked by Nathan Burke - foul #2 on Nathan Burke, team foul #5 | 39-41 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Segovia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Pilla (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Herbert Martz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Karl Pell (fresh) | |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson jams it and he's hacked by Steve Baxley - foul #2 on Steve Baxley, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mitchell Washington (SG), Lester Irwin (PF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Steven Randolph, Paul Segovia, Benjamin Pilla | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Steve Baxley, Karl Pell | |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Herbert Martz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | William Wong's layup is rejected by Kenneth Blakeney | 42-41 |
| 06:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 06:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 42-41 |
| 06:10 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark (C) Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell (PG) Herbert Martz | |
| 05:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-41 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton lays it up and in set up by Matthew Duplantis | 42-43 |
| 04:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 04:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 04:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Thompson | 44-43 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 03:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton blows the layup but he's fouled by Marc Clark - foul #2 on Marc Clark, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leonel Stephens (PG), Steven Randolph (SG), Paul Segovia (PF), Kenneth Blakeney (C) Daniel Gerber, Mitchell Washington, Michael Thompson, Lester Irwin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Fred Sullivan (SG), Steve Baxley (SF), Donald Peake (PF) Matthew Duplantis, Nathan Burke, William Wong | |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 02:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber (PG), Mitchell Washington (SG), Michael Thompson (SF), Lester Irwin (PF) Leonel Stephens, Steven Randolph, Paul Segovia, Kenneth Blakeney | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis (SG), Nathan Burke (SF) Fred Sullivan, Donald Peake | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Gerber (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lester Irwin (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Marc Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Barry Cantrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Duplantis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steve Baxley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Denton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke scores on a runner near the basket set up by Barry Cantrell and he's fouled by Marc Clark - foul #3 on Marc Clark, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Peake (C) Gregory Denton | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 02:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 02:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark tips it in | 51-46 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-46 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wong (PF), Gregory Denton (C) Steve Baxley, Donald Peake | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 01:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Gerber makes the shot from the left wing set up by Lester Irwin | 53-48 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis misses the jumper from the left side | 53-48 |
| 01:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin is fouled on the floor by William Wong - foul #2 on William Wong, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Lester Irwin misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Marc Clark - foul #4 on Marc Clark, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Randolph (PG), Paul Segovia (PF) Daniel Gerber, Lester Irwin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | William Wong misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 00:18 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duplantis snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Barry Cantrell grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 00:07 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Marc Clark gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson is hacked by Barry Cantrell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Barry Cantrell, team foul #10 | 53-50 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Gregory Denton clanks a halfcourt shot | 54-50 |