| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Scranton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Dugan (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 19:43 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:35 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Jordan Cooper swats the layup by Jason Dugan | 34-28 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:54 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 18:53 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan misses short on a floater in the paint | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | David Sroka grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell connects on the floater from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 18:01 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan makes the floater from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| 17:40 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 17:25 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:11 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis (PF) Harold Carr | |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (SF), Richard Smith (C) Jordan Cooper, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr (SF) Jason Dugan | |
| 16:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Vick | 36-32 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Gerth | 39-32 |
| 15:58 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kraig Allis, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG), Alex Breen (SG), Jordan Cooper (SF) Charles Gerth, Raymond Griffin, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon (SG), Kenneth Knauer (PF) Joseph Vick, Dwayne Scranton | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Breen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Hollon (fresh) SF - Harold Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Knauer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kraig Allis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler buries a jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 15:17 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer lays it in on a great pass from Harold Carr | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Jason Hollon steals it from Linwood Lindell | 41-34 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Bixler - foul #2 on Kenneth Bixler, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Raymond Griffin (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Norman Revell (C) Linwood Lindell, Alex Breen, Jordan Cooper, David Sroka | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (PG), Jason Dugan (C) William Chesson, Kraig Allis | |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | Harold Carr steps in front of the Norman Revell pass | 41-35 |
| 13:40 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Vick | 41-38 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick misses long on a floater in the lane | 43-38 |
| 13:15 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer tips it home | 43-40 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jason Dugan - foul #1 on Jason Dugan, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper (SF), David Sroka (PF) Kenneth Bixler, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson (PG), Dwayne Scranton (SF) Jason Hollon, Harold Carr | |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:49 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 12:28 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis (PF) Kenneth Knauer | |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:38 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Scranton (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Kraig Allis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Dugan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:02 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 11:01 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Chesson - foul #2 on William Chesson, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler (C) Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon (SG), Kenneth Knauer (PF) Joseph Vick, Jason Dugan | |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jason Hollon and he's hacked by Jordan Cooper - foul #2 on Jordan Cooper, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG) Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:33 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | David Sroka misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 10:11 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | David Sroka snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:33 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Jason Hollon is called for the reach on Raymond Griffin - foul #1 on Jason Hollon, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin, Jordan Cooper | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (SG), Harold Carr (SF), Jason Dugan (C) Jason Hollon, Dwayne Scranton, Kraig Allis | |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | David Sroka lays it up and in on a great pass from Linwood Lindell | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 08:20 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Kenneth Knauer | 48-45 |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer is hacked by David Sroka - foul #3 on David Sroka, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin (SG) Linwood Lindell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon (SG), Dwayne Scranton (SF) William Chesson, Harold Carr | |
| 07:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan's fadeaway is rejected by David Sroka | 48-45 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:37 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jordan Cooper (SF) David Sroka | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jordan Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Joseph Vick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Hollon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Scranton (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Knauer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Dugan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Norman Revell gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Gerth | 51-45 |
| 06:41 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jason Hollon - foul #2 on Jason Hollon, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sroka (PF), Richard Smith (C) Kenneth Bixler, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson (PG), Harold Carr (SF), Kraig Allis (C) Jason Hollon, Kenneth Knauer, Jason Dugan | |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:19 | New Mexico State | Raymond Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | David Sroka is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Sroka, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG) Charles Gerth | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 05:48 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Kraig Allis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Chesson | 53-47 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jordan Cooper | 56-47 |
| 04:43 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth (PG), Kenneth Bixler (SF), Norman Revell (C) Raymond Griffin, Jordan Cooper, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon (SG), Kenneth Knauer (PF) Joseph Vick, Dwayne Scranton | |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 04:25 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Kraig Allis | 56-47 |
| 04:10 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-47 |
| 04:09 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 03:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jason Dugan (C) Kraig Allis | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Sroka | 59-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charles Gerth (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Linwood Lindell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Bixler (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Sroka (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Revell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - William Chesson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Hollon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Knauer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Dugan (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:09 | Cal State Northridge | William Chesson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 02:54 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Knauer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 02:44 | Cal State Northridge | Linwood Lindell picks off the pass by Kenneth Knauer | 59-47 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Gerth blows the layup | 59-47 |
| 02:37 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Jason Dugan | 59-47 |
| 02:18 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Bixler - foul #3 on Kenneth Bixler, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alex Breen (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Gerald Alberto (C) Charles Gerth, Linwood Lindell, David Sroka, Norman Revell | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Vick (PG), Dwayne Scranton (PF), Kraig Allis (C) William Chesson, Kenneth Knauer, Jason Dugan | |
| 02:18 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:18 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler blows the layup | 59-48 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | Harold Carr pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:45 | Cal State Northridge | Dwayne Scranton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Bixler gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Joseph Vick steals the ball from Kenneth Alexander | 59-48 |
| 01:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Hollon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jason Hollon, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell (PG) Gerald Alberto | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Walton (SG) Harold Carr | |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Alexander misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Alexander | 61-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Walton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Vick | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Linwood Lindell runs out the clock | 61-51 |