| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-33 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:15 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 19:07 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jamie Chambless | 42-33 |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SG) Jerry Lovern | |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby double dribbles | 42-33 |
| 18:14 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 17:27 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Tores | 42-33 |
| 17:13 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-33 |
| 17:11 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Peterson | 42-33 |
| 16:51 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (SG), Lester Motta (SF) Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski (C) Charles Peterson | |
| 16:29 | New Mexico State | James Laseter is called for the reach on Lester Motta - foul #2 on James Laseter, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory (PF), William Betances (C) Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood (C) Larry Pinder | |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | William Betances lays it up and in | 44-33 |
| 15:55 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Tores | 44-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Motta (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Laseter (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) C - Christopher Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-35 |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 44-35 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | William Betances grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard can't finish the layup | 44-35 |
| 14:54 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta tips it home | 46-35 |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Wood and the foul's on Lester Motta - foul #1 on Lester Motta, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Rex Kerby (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Kerry Hazard, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory, William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Jerry Lovern (SG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Jeffery Tores, Elliott Meidinger, Charles Golanski, Christopher Wood | |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter misses the free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 46-37 |
| 14:16 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:05 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 14:04 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Rousseau | 49-37 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Lovern and the foul's on Rex Kerby - foul #1 on Rex Kerby, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (PG) Wayne Whipkey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski (SF) James Laseter | |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Pinder - foul #1 on Larry Pinder, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG) Mark Hooks | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG) James Moore | |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 12:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Tores | 50-45 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger (SF) Charles Golanski | |
| 11:56 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby grabs the board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Lovern (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elliott Meidinger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard | 53-45 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Elliott Meidinger | 53-48 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-48 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard can't tip it in | 53-48 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kerry Hazard and he's fouled by Jerry Lovern - foul #4 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), William Betances (C) Kerry Hazard, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), James Laseter (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jeffery Tores, Jerry Lovern, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Moore | 56-50 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | William Betances throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks (SG) Donald Rousseau | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | William Betances's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Golanski | 56-50 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Motta | 56-50 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | William Betances scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Whipkey | 59-50 |
| 08:46 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 08:45 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson snags the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Rex Kerby (SF), Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Mark Hooks, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory, William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) Elliott Meidinger, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey hits a shot from the free throw line | 61-50 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kerry Hazard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Reginald Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Chambless (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Jeffery Tores (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Laseter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Rex Kerby | 63-52 |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-52 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Reginald Mackey | 63-52 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jamie Chambless | 65-52 |
| 06:49 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 06:47 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter tips it but misses | 65-52 |
| 06:45 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 06:29 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter is fouled on the floor by Wayne Whipkey - foul #1 on Wayne Whipkey, team foul #3 | 65-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Rousseau (SG), Lester Motta (SF) Wayne Whipkey, Rex Kerby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern (SG), Elliott Meidinger (SF) James Moore, James Laseter | |
| 06:24 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reginald Mackey - foul #2 on Reginald Mackey, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| 06:24 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:24 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard's floater is knocked away by Earl Greco | 65-54 |
| 06:05 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 05:45 | Cal State Northridge | Jerry Lovern grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:29 | Cal State Northridge | Jamie Chambless denies the turnaround by Larry Pinder | 65-54 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Larry Pinder steals it from Donald Rousseau | 65-54 |
| 05:04 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Elliott Meidinger is denied by Lester Motta | 65-54 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | Reginald Mackey snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Rousseau | 68-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-57 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Lovern - foul #5 on Jerry Lovern, team foul #5 | 68-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Rex Kerby (SF), Tony Gregory (C) Kerry Hazard, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Nathan Messina (SG), James Laseter (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Charles Golanski (C) Jeffery Tores, Jerry Lovern, Elliott Meidinger, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:01 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson hits a floater in the lane | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory makes the runner from close range | 71-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wayne Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Rousseau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rex Kerby (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Motta (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Tony Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - James Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Messina (fresh) SF - James Laseter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Golanski (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | Nathan Messina clanks a shot from the right side | 71-59 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Lester Motta knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Whipkey | 73-59 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard (PG), Reginald Mackey (PF), Jamie Chambless (C) Wayne Whipkey, Lester Motta, Tony Gregory | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores (PG), Elliott Meidinger (SG), Larry Pinder (PF), Earl Greco (C) James Moore, Nathan Messina, Charles Peterson, Charles Golanski | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-62 |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | Rex Kerby snags the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Pinder - foul #2 on Larry Pinder, team foul #6 | 73-62 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard misses the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | James Laseter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-62 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless misses the easy layup | 74-62 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Northridge | Jeffery Tores snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 01:26 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-62 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | Jamie Chambless pulls down the rebound | 74-62 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Kerry Hazard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wayne Whipkey (PG), Mark Hooks (SG), Lester Motta (SF), Tony Gregory (PF), William Betances (C) Kerry Hazard, Donald Rousseau, Rex Kerby, Reginald Mackey, Jamie Chambless | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Moore (PG), Charles Golanski (SF), Charles Peterson (PF), Christopher Wood (C) Jeffery Tores, James Laseter, Larry Pinder, Earl Greco | |
| 01:06 | Cal State Northridge | Elliott Meidinger is hacked by Mark Hooks - foul #2 on Mark Hooks, team foul #5 | 74-62 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Northridge | Tony Gregory steals it from James Moore | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Hooks misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Tony Gregory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Moore comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-62 |