| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Toby Rideout inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Toby Rideout grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 19:11 | Cal | James Coke hits the finger roll | 27-27 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | John Scruggs drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Johnny Hanna and he's fouled by James Coke - foul #2 on James Coke, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:44 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Cal | Sean Ament swats the short shot by Eric Copeland | 30-27 |
| 18:35 | Cal | James Wilmes tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Val Dickson's fadeaway is rejected by James Coke | 30-29 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 18:03 | Cal | James Wilmes snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:59 | Cal | Johnny Hanna steals the ball from Eric Copeland | 30-29 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | James Coke is called for the reach on John Scruggs - foul #3 on James Coke, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andy Maravilla (PF) James Coke | |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | John Scruggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:14 | Cal | Toby Rideout pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:57 | Cal | James Wilmes scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 30-31 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 15:56 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits the finger roll set up by John Scruggs | 32-31 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Toby Rideout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Maravilla (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wilmes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal | Sean Ament steps in front of the Andy Maravilla pass | 32-31 |
| 15:31 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 15:30 | Cal | Eric Copeland snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 15:12 | Cal | Johnny Hanna steals the ball from Andy Maravilla | 32-31 |
| 15:09 | New Mexico | John Scruggs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 34-31 |
| 14:40 | Cal | Toby Rideout clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Val Dickson | 34-31 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt hits the finger roll set up by John Scruggs | 36-31 |
| 13:54 | Cal | Toby Rideout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Donny Hennen (SG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), James Coke (PF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Eric Copeland, Toby Rideout, Andy Maravilla, James Wilmes | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt tips it home | 38-31 |
| 13:04 | Cal | James Coke misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Jeremiah Escobedo - foul #1 on Jeremiah Escobedo, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Copeland (SG) Donny Hennen | |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Eric Copeland steals the ball from John Scruggs | 38-31 |
| 12:14 | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo lays it in set up by Eric Copeland | 38-33 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Johnny Hanna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Jeremiah Escobedo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Casares (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cal | James Coke's dunk attempt is rejected by Ricky Beane | 38-33 |
| 11:35 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 38-33 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Jeremy Casares pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 11:02 | Cal | James Coke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Jeremy Casares is called for the reach on Ricky Beane - foul #2 on Jeremy Casares, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Sean Ament, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), Toby Rideout (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, Osanmwesr Abdullai, James Coke, Jeremy Casares | |
| 10:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 10:21 | Cal | James Wilmes snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 10:16 | Cal | Gerard Rowe is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 09:50 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | John Scruggs misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 09:25 | Cal | Eric Copeland grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 09:02 | Cal | John Scruggs steps in front of the James Wilmes pass | 38-33 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is hacked by Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (PG), Sean Ament (SF), Edward Peterson (C) John Scruggs, Val Dickson, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Cal | Donny Hennen (SG), Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF), James Coke (PF) Eric Copeland, Toby Rideout, Andy Maravilla | |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Sean Ament hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 07:49 | Cal | James Wilmes scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Rowe | 40-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - James Winters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hanna (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donny Hennen (fresh) SF - Osanmwesr Abdullai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Winters | 42-35 |
| 07:20 | Cal | James Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 42-35 |
| 07:18 | Cal | James Wilmes hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 06:52 | Cal | James Wilmes snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Scruggs (PG), Val Dickson (PF), Allen Hitt (C) Johnny Hanna, Ricky Beane, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Jeremiah Escobedo (PG), Eric Copeland (SG), Toby Rideout (SF), Andy Maravilla (PF), Jeremy Casares (C) Gerard Rowe, Donny Hennen, Osanmwesr Abdullai, James Coke, James Wilmes | |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Val Dickson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Andy Maravilla - foul #1 on Andy Maravilla, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Val Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico | Val Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:44 | Cal | Eric Copeland buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on James Winters - foul #1 on James Winters, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (SF) Sean Ament | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 05:44 | Cal | Eric Copeland makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | James Winters loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Andy Maravilla knocks in the runner from the right block | 44-42 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricky Beane | 47-42 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Eric Copeland can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | A charge is called on Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna (SG), Sean Ament (SF) James Winters, Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Cal | Gerard Rowe (PG), James Coke (PF), James Wilmes (C) Jeremiah Escobedo, Andy Maravilla, Jeremy Casares | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Toby Rideout hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gerard Rowe and the foul's on Allen Hitt - foul #2 on Allen Hitt, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Arthur Greenway (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Ricky Beane, Allen Hitt | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:12 | Cal | Toby Rideout makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 02:43 | New Mexico | Sean Ament buries a floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 02:23 | Cal | James Coke throws it down and the foul's on Arthur Greenway - foul #1 on Arthur Greenway, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Arthur Greenway | |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF) Toby Rideout | |
| 02:23 | Cal | James Coke misses the free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico | Val Dickson grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 01:54 | New Mexico | Val Dickson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-47 |
| 01:53 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gerard Rowe | 49-47 |
| 01:27 | Cal | James Wilmes knocks in the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Edward Peterson - foul #2 on Edward Peterson, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Allen Hitt (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (SF) Osanmwesr Abdullai | |
| 01:27 | Cal | James Wilmes makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Hanna | 51-50 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Eric Copeland makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerard Rowe | 51-53 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | John Scruggs's pass is intercepted by Gerard Rowe in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 00:43 | Cal | Eric Copeland lays it in on a nice dish by Gerard Rowe | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | New Mexico | John Scruggs knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Cal | Johnny Hanna is called for the reach on Eric Copeland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnny Hanna, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 00:32 | Cal | John Scruggs is called for the reach on Gerard Rowe - foul #1 on John Scruggs, team foul #7 | 54-55 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Gerard Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | Cal | Gerard Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Sean Ament drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Johnny Hanna | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Cal calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses short on a halfcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Ament (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico | John Scruggs hits a 3 from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 04:21 | Cal | James Coke misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-56 |
| 04:19 | Cal | James Wilmes can't tip it in | 59-56 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Hitt | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt is fouled on the floor by James Wilmes - foul #1 on James Wilmes, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | Cal | Gerard Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico | Eric Copeland steals it from Val Dickson | 61-56 |
| 03:27 | Cal | Gerard Rowe misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Val Dickson pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Andy Maravilla (PF) James Coke | |
| 02:38 | Cal | Eric Copeland misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 02:37 | New Mexico | Allen Hitt grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Gerard Rowe takes the ball from John Scruggs in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 02:22 | Cal | Eric Copeland is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eric Copeland, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai (SF) Toby Rideout | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 61-56 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Osanmwesr Abdullai snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 02:03 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Val Dickson (PF) Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Cal | Toby Rideout (SF), James Coke (PF) Osanmwesr Abdullai, Andy Maravilla | |
| 01:42 | Cal | Eric Copeland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Eric Copeland, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Copeland - foul #4 on Eric Copeland, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:00 | Cal | Toby Rideout scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Coke | 63-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Scruggs (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Hanna (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sean Ament (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Val Dickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Allen Hitt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Gerard Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Copeland (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Toby Rideout (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wilmes (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico | Johnny Hanna comes up short on the floater from the right block | 63-58 |
| 00:35 | Cal | Toby Rideout snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Cal | James Coke misses the runner in the paint | 63-58 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Eric Copeland hits the follow up shot | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | John Scruggs is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Rowe - foul #2 on Gerard Rowe, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Val Dickson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico | John Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Toby Rideout misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Cal | James Wilmes gets the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:12 | Cal | Eric Copeland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane is hacked by Eric Copeland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Copeland, team foul #12 | 65-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Winters (SG) Johnny Hanna | |
| Subs | Cal | Donny Hennen (SG) Eric Copeland | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:10 | Cal | The rebound goes to James Wilmes | 65-60 |
| 00:02 | Cal | Toby Rideout can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 00:01 | Cal | James Coke snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:00 | Cal | The clock runs out | 65-60 |