| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Trotta (fresh) SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) PF - Yong Chu (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) SG - Jacob Pugh (fresh) SF - Jake Elie (fresh) PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) C - Gary Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roberto Costa | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill tips it back up and in | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | William Trotta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:09 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Ronny Hubbell is blocked by Fred Terrill | 3-2 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:07 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Yong Chu | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu tips it in | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie is fouled on the floor by Ronny Hubbell - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG), Albert Benson (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF), David Crowley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Lee Brown, Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie, Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| 17:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Boykin - foul #1 on Robert Boykin, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 17:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:13 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | William Trotta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:43 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Doss | 5-8 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Albert Benson is called for the reach on William Trotta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Albert Benson, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Jeff Scott (SF), Paul Barrier (C) William Trotta, Robert Boykin, Ronny Hubbell, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG) Timothy Doss | |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | Paul Barrier blocks the short jumper by Tommy Pritts | 5-8 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-8 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Jeff Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) C - Paul Barrier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Weintraub (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Crowley (fresh) C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | UC Riverside | Gonzalo Gonzales blocks the short jumper by David Crowley | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier double dribbles in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Yong Chu (PF) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Jeff Scott, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Lee Brown, Albert Benson, Robert Weintraub, David Crowley, Tommy Pritts | |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Gary Taylor is denied by Paul Barrier | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill can't connect on a runner in the paint | 10-10 |
| 14:33 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:21 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SF), Roberto Costa (C) Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG) Timothy Doss | |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (PF) Fred Terrill | |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:59 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa tips it home | 12-12 |
| 13:20 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Weintraub | 12-15 |
| 13:12 | New Mexico State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Boykin is blocked by Gary Taylor | 12-15 |
| 13:11 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) William Trotta, Robert Boykin, Yong Chu | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Albert Benson (SG), David Crowley (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie, Robert Weintraub, Gary Taylor | |
| 12:41 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is open and buries a turnaround near the basket | 14-15 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | David Crowley is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), Paul Barrier (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG) Lee Brown | |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gonzalo Gonzales - foul #1 on Gonzalo Gonzales, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:03 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Albert Benson - foul #2 on Albert Benson, team foul #2 | 14-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG), John Friley (PF) Albert Benson, Fred Terrill | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Jeff Scott steals the ball from Timothy Doss | 15-17 |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Scott | 17-17 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Timothy Doss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Crowley (fresh) PF - John Friley (fresh) C - Tommy Pritts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-20 |
| 10:48 | New Mexico State | John Friley is called for the reach on Alan Lamb - foul #1 on John Friley, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SF), Yong Chu (PF), David Swarey (C) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott, Ronny Hubbell, Gonzalo Gonzales, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Robert Weintraub (C) Timothy Doss, David Crowley, John Friley, Tommy Pritts | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu is fouled on the floor by Lee Brown - foul #1 on Lee Brown, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Weintraub takes the ball from David Swarey | 17-20 |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu travels with the ball | 17-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SF) Szczesny Stepnoski | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:42 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is hacked by David Swarey - foul #1 on David Swarey, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (SG), John Friley (PF) Jacob Pugh, Fred Terrill | |
| 09:22 | UC Riverside | John Friley misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-23 |
| 09:21 | New Mexico State | David Swarey pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico State | Lee Brown picks off the pass by William Trotta in the backcourt | 17-23 |
| 09:03 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-23 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | William Trotta gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Swarey | 19-23 |
| 08:49 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 08:48 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Weintraub | 19-23 |
| 08:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-26 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico State | The short jumper by David Swarey is denied by John Friley | 19-26 |
| 08:09 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Swarey - foul #2 on David Swarey, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Paul Barrier (C) William Trotta, Robert Boykin, Jeff Scott, Yong Chu, David Swarey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh (SG), David Crowley (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Gary Taylor (C) Lee Brown, Timothy Doss, Jake Elie, John Friley | |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:45 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 07:43 | New Mexico State | Robert Weintraub steals it from Alan Lamb in the backcourt | 19-27 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | David Crowley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG) Robert Weintraub | |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | David Crowley misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Crowley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Fred Terrill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is hacked by Lee Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Brown, team foul #5 | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG) Lee Brown | |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Doss - foul #1 on Timothy Doss, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:14 | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is fouled on the floor by Alan Lamb - foul #1 on Alan Lamb, team foul #9 | 19-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF) Timothy Doss | |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:52 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-29 |
| 06:29 | UC Riverside | David Crowley snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 06:24 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie blows the layup | 19-29 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 06:03 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Ronny Hubbell | 21-29 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | David Crowley is fouled on the floor by Paul Barrier - foul #2 on Paul Barrier, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Robert Boykin (SG), Yong Chu (PF) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) Fred Terrill, Gary Taylor | |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:56 | UC Riverside | David Crowley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Jake Elie steals the ball from Ronny Hubbell | 21-31 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh is fouled on the floor by Robert Boykin - foul #2 on Robert Boykin, team foul #11 | 21-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG) Robert Boykin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG) David Crowley | |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:33 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu lays it in on a great pass from Ronny Hubbell | 23-32 |
| 05:18 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Doss | 23-34 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu lays it in set up by William Trotta | 25-34 |
| 04:41 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Jeff Scott (SF) Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub (SF), Fred Terrill (PF) Jake Elie, John Friley | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-34 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb snags the offensive board | 25-34 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Timothy Doss is called for the reach on Yong Chu - foul #2 on Timothy Doss, team foul #7 | 25-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (SF) William Trotta | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF), Gary Taylor (C) Timothy Doss, Tommy Pritts | |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 04:09 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Gary Taylor | 26-34 |
| 04:02 | UC Riverside | Jake Elie can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 04:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub snags the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 03:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Ronny Hubbell - foul #2 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #12 | 26-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (SG), Roberto Costa (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Ronny Hubbell, Yong Chu, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lee Brown (PG), Albert Benson (SG) Jacob Pugh, Jake Elie | |
| 03:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:46 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Boykin | 26-35 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Gary Taylor is called for the reach on Alan Lamb in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Taylor, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Crowley (PF) Fred Terrill | |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:26 | UC Riverside | Jeff Scott steps in front of the Albert Benson pass | 28-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lee Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Benson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Weintraub (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crowley (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Scott | 31-35 |
| 03:01 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Trotta (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Friley (PF) Robert Weintraub | |
| 02:50 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronny Hubbell | 33-35 |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson is denied on a dunk by Roberto Costa | 33-35 |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Albert Benson grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 02:19 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-35 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by John Friley - foul #2 on John Friley, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SF), Yong Chu (PF), David Swarey (C) Ronny Hubbell, Roberto Costa, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jake Elie (SF), Fred Terrill (PF), Tommy Pritts (C) David Crowley, John Friley, Gary Taylor | |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:58 | UC Riverside | Tommy Pritts pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:44 | UC Riverside | Fred Terrill drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lee Brown | 34-37 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | Lee Brown steps in front of the Robert Boykin pass in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 01:28 | UC Riverside | Lee Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-37 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | William Trotta is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Brown - foul #3 on Lee Brown, team foul #10 | 34-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SF) Robert Boykin | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Timothy Doss (PG), Jacob Pugh (SG), Robert Weintraub (SF) Lee Brown, Albert Benson, Jake Elie | |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | William Trotta makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:07 | UC Riverside | Robert Weintraub misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski is hacked by Jacob Pugh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Pugh, team foul #11 | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) William Trotta | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Gary Taylor (C) Tommy Pritts | |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski hits the finger roll set up by Jeff Scott | 39-37 |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | Jeff Scott takes the ball from Fred Terrill | 39-37 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb tips it but misses | 39-37 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | David Swarey drills a fadeaway from the left side | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Jacob Pugh misses long on a fullcourt shot | 41-37 |