| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronald Bearce (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Willie Manning (fresh) PF - Chad Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Addis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Morris | 38-32 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Shannon Smith and he's fouled by Chad Grant - foul #2 on Chad Grant, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 19:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-32 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is hacked by Willie Manning in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Manning, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 18:57 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg is open but comes up short on the floater from close range | 41-32 |
| 18:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 18:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 18:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant misses the tip | 41-32 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brian McElvy | 41-32 |
| 18:34 | New Mexico State | Willie Manning is called for the reach on Shane Freudenburg - foul #2 on Willie Manning, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele (PF) Chad Grant | |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg's pass is intercepted by Mark Morris | 41-32 |
| 17:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 41-32 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Preston Winter | 43-32 |
| 16:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele buries a jumper from the left block | 43-34 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau is hacked by Willie Manning - foul #3 on Willie Manning, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), James Muir (C) Brian McElvy, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Shane Freudenburg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Kenneth Mattison (SG), James Mullin (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Bill Smith (C) Mark Morris, Ronald Bearce, Willie Manning, Michael Gabriele, Donald Addis | |
| 16:30 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mike Adame | 46-34 |
| 16:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian loses the dribble to Gaston Thompson in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison banks in the layup on a great pass from Gaston Thompson | 46-36 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 15:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson is fouled on the floor by James Muir - foul #3 on James Muir, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) PF - Thomas Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Muir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Gaston Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mattison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Mullin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gaston Thompson | 46-39 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Amos | 48-39 |
| 15:09 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Adame - foul #1 on Mike Adame, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Braun (C) James Muir | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele (SF), Arnold Morrison (C) Gaston Thompson, Chad Grant | |
| 15:09 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 15:09 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (SG), Willie Manning (SF) James Mullin, Bill Smith | |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning is hacked by Mike Adame - foul #2 on Mike Adame, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson (SF), Preston Winter (PF) Mike Adame, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG) Eugene Rogers | |
| 14:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison double dribbles | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG) Michael Amos | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 14:21 | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson is open but misses the lay-in | 48-41 |
| 14:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 14:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-41 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Brian McElvy - foul #1 on Brian McElvy, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), James Muir (PF), Shane Freudenburg (C) John O'Hanesian, Howard Johnson, Preston Winter, Gerald Braun | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce (SG), Bill Smith (PF) Kenneth Mattison, Willie Manning | |
| 13:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:32 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele is fouled on the floor by Brian McElvy - foul #2 on Brian McElvy, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (PG), Thomas Scott (PF) Brian McElvy, James Muir | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), James Mullin (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Donald Addis (C) Mark Morris, Michael Gabriele, Bill Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| 13:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant double dribbles | 51-42 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 12:24 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shane Freudenburg | 51-42 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos loses the dribble to Chad Grant in the backcourt | 51-42 |
| 12:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gaston Thompson | 51-45 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), John O'Hanesian (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Preston Winter (PF), James Muir (C) Michael Amos, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Thomas Scott, Shane Freudenburg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Kenneth Mattison (SG), Willie Manning (SF), Bill Smith (PF) Gaston Thompson, Ronald Bearce, James Mullin, Chad Grant | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Muir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mattison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Manning (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bill Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Addis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Muir is called for the reach on Willie Manning - foul #4 on James Muir, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gerald Braun (C) James Muir | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele (PF) Donald Addis | |
| 11:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele scores on a jumper in the paint | 51-47 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Bill Smith blocks the short jumper by Preston Winter | 51-47 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Michael Gabriele | 51-47 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Braun grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter hits the follow up shot | 53-47 |
| 09:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Gabriele | 53-49 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter buries a fadeaway from the right block | 55-49 |
| 09:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 09:08 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Bill Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Mattison | 58-52 |
| 07:36 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Gerald Braun | 61-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brian McElvy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John O'Hanesian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Braun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Mattison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Manning (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Gabriele (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 07:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning tips it in | 61-54 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is hacked by Willie Manning - foul #4 on Willie Manning, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), Shane Freudenburg (C) Brian McElvy, John O'Hanesian, Mike Adame, Preston Winter, Gerald Braun | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Gaston Thompson (PG), Ronald Bearce (SG), James Mullin (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Donald Addis (C) Mark Morris, Kenneth Mattison, Willie Manning, Michael Gabriele, Bill Smith | |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 61-54 |
| 06:46 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Amos is called for the reach on James Mullin - foul #1 on Michael Amos, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| 06:34 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 06:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bearce - foul #3 on Ronald Bearce, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Shane Freudenburg | 64-54 |
| 06:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Gaston Thompson - foul #1 on Gaston Thompson, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:40 | UC Santa Barbara | James Mullin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 05:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant snags the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 05:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Muir (PF) Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eugene Rogers (PG), Willie Manning (SF), Arnold Morrison (PF) Gaston Thompson, James Mullin, Chad Grant | |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Eugene Rogers is called for the reach on Michael Amos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Rogers, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 05:17 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis hits a fadeaway in the lane | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | James Muir clanks a turnaround from the left block | 68-56 |
| 04:40 | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-56 |
| 04:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce's pass is intercepted by Michael Amos | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Arnold Morrison takes the ball from Michael Amos | 68-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Amos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Johnson (fresh) PF - James Muir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Shane Freudenburg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eugene Rogers (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Bearce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Manning (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arnold Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Addis (fairly fresh) 4 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 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Shannon Smith steals it from Donald Addis | 68-56 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith hits the finger roll | 70-56 |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Willie Manning drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Rogers | 70-59 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), John O'Hanesian (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Michael Amos, Shannon Smith, Howard Johnson, James Muir, Shane Freudenburg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris (PG), Kenneth Mattison (SG), Michael Gabriele (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Bill Smith (C) Eugene Rogers, Ronald Bearce, Willie Manning, Arnold Morrison, Donald Addis | |
| 02:34 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Brian McElvy | 72-59 |
| 02:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chad Grant | 72-62 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Shane Freudenburg (C) John O'Hanesian, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce (SG) Kenneth Mattison | |
| 02:01 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-62 |
| 02:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce snags the defensive board | 72-62 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Shannon Smith is called for the reach on Mark Morris - foul #2 on Shannon Smith, team foul #8 | 72-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Thomas Scott (PF), James Muir (C) Brian McElvy, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Shane Freudenburg | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (SG), Arnold Morrison (C) Ronald Bearce, Chad Grant | |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Shane Freudenburg (C) John O'Hanesian, Michael Amos, Mike Adame, Thomas Scott, James Muir | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce (SG), Willie Manning (SF), Chad Grant (PF), Donald Addis (C) Kenneth Mattison, Michael Gabriele, Bill Smith, Arnold Morrison | |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on an open turnaround from close range | 72-64 |
| 01:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris snags the defensive board | 72-64 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-64 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg pulls down the rebound | 72-64 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is hacked by Mark Morris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Morris, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis gets the rebound | 72-64 |
| 00:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-64 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau grabs the board | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Bearce - foul #4 on Ronald Bearce, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (SG), Mike Adame (PF) Shannon Smith, Preston Winter | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Chad Grant buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Morris | 74-66 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-66 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is hacked by Mark Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Morris, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:36 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Donald Addis | 75-66 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Morris scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronald Bearce | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Mark Morris is called for the reach on Brian McElvy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Morris, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce is hacked by John O'Hanesian - foul #2 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Preston Winter (PF) John O'Hanesian, Mike Adame | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter is hacked by Mark Morris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Morris, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (SG) Shannon Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau snags the offensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Willie Manning is called for the reach on Drew Trudeau - foul #5 on Willie Manning, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (PF) Preston Winter | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Gabriele (SF) Willie Manning | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce's floater is knocked away by Drew Trudeau | 78-69 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Donald Addis pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronald Bearce scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Morris | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy is hacked by Mark Morris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Morris, team foul #15 | 78-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison (PG) Mark Morris | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Preston Winter (PF) John O'Hanesian, Mike Adame | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Kenneth Mattison is whistled for traveling | 79-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (SG), Mike Adame (PF) Shannon Smith, Preston Winter | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Brian McElvy runs out the clock | 79-72 |