| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) SG - Frank Clark (fresh) SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) C - Andrew Chichester (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (fresh) SG - Joshua Linton (fresh) SF - Patrick Zhu (fresh) PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler 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 (+1) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Jerry O'Hanley is called for the reach on Bill Bullock - foul #1 on Jerry O'Hanley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Patrick Zhu | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jerry O'Hanley | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones is hacked by Emanuel Schwager - foul #1 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler banks in the layup and he's hacked by Emanuel Schwager - foul #2 on Emanuel Schwager, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Linkous (PF) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | John Linkous's pass is intercepted by Andrew Chichester | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Joshua Linton picks off the pass by Andrew Chichester | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton blows the dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | UC Riverside | John Linkous grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Joshua Linton | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews tips it but misses | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock is fouled in the backcourt by John Linkous - foul #1 on John Linkous, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), William Shipp (SF), Thomas Epperson (PF), Gregory Woods (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Tommy Tyler, Gordon Jones, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (C) Douglas Matthews | |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson is called for 3 seconds | 2-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), Jonathan Patton (PF) Jerry O'Hanley, Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu | |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 3 from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-8 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson gets the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser loses the dribble to Jonathan Patton | 2-8 |
| 15:50 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey hits a jump hook from close range | 2-10 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Raymond Leiser (fresh) SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) SF - William Shipp (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Epperson (fresh) C - Gregory Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) SF - Arthur Dickey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Patton (fresh) C - John Linkous (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Ted Eggleston steps in front of the Van McGinnis pass in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| 15:44 | UC Riverside | Kevin McDaniel lays it in on a nice dish by Ted Eggleston | 2-12 |
| 15:26 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-12 |
| 15:24 | UC Riverside | John Linkous gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston misses short on a floater from close range | 2-12 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | William Shipp snags the defensive board | 2-12 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson misses the easy layup | 2-12 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser tips it in | 4-12 |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | John Linkous scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on Raymond Leiser - foul #1 on Raymond Leiser, team foul #1 | 4-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, William Shipp, Thomas Epperson, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Joshua Linton (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF), Douglas Matthews (C) Ted Eggleston, Kevin McDaniel, Arthur Dickey, Jonathan Patton | |
| 14:04 | UC Riverside | John Linkous makes the free throw | 4-15 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones misses long on an open floater from close range | 4-15 |
| 13:44 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses short on a shot from the left block | 4-15 |
| 13:28 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton hits the follow up shot | 4-17 |
| 13:00 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-17 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler hits the follow up shot | 6-17 |
| 12:42 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu loses the ball out of bounds | 6-17 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby (C) Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Matthews | 6-17 |
| 12:23 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 6-17 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby grabs the defensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Bill Bullock | 9-17 |
| 11:42 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley tips it back up and in | 9-19 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Jones (fairly fresh) C - Justin Grisby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Linton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Zhu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Linkous (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-19 |
| 11:04 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Raymond Leiser (SG), Van McGinnis (SF), Thomas Epperson (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Tommy Tyler, Gordon Jones, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), Jonathan Patton (PF) Jerry O'Hanley, Joshua Linton, John Linkous | |
| 11:02 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:51 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is hacked by Andrew Chichester - foul #1 on Andrew Chichester, team foul #2 | 12-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey (SF) Patrick Zhu | |
| 10:35 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin McDaniel | 12-21 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 12-21 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson tips it home | 14-21 |
| 09:59 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 09:41 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Arthur Dickey | 14-21 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is hacked by Frank Barnes - foul #1 on Frank Barnes, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Gregory Woods (C) Frank Barnes, Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF) Kevin McDaniel, Jonathan Patton | |
| 09:08 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 09:06 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu tips it in | 14-23 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 08:28 | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews loses the dribble to Thomas Epperson | 17-23 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 17-23 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Clark - foul #1 on Frank Clark, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Shipp (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Justin Grisby (C) Tommy Tyler, Thomas Epperson, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), John Linkous (C) Ted Eggleston, Joshua Linton, Douglas Matthews | |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 07:53 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | UC Riverside | John Linkous snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Shipp (fresh) PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Jerry O'Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Zhu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Dickey (tiring) 8 pts. C - John Linkous (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey is whistled for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Douglas Matthews (C) Arthur Dickey | |
| 07:01 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock hits a shot from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | John Linkous can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Jones - foul #1 on Gordon Jones, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, William Shipp, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Patton (PF) Douglas Matthews | |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | John Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | John Linkous misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Zhu - foul #1 on Patrick Zhu, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler blows the layup | 19-25 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Linkous | 19-25 |
| 06:14 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu clanks a jumper from the left side | 19-25 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Patton blocks the jumper by Raymond Leiser | 19-25 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Patrick Zhu | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gordon Jones | 19-25 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 05:40 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | John Linkous hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Tommy Tyler | 19-25 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis travels in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), William Shipp (SF), Thomas Epperson (PF), Gregory Woods (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, Tommy Tyler, Gordon Jones, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (PG), Joshua Linton (SG), Arthur Dickey (PF), Douglas Matthews (C) Jerry O'Hanley, Kevin McDaniel, Jonathan Patton, John Linkous | |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey double dribbles | 19-25 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Joshua Linton is called for the reach on William Shipp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Linton, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | William Shipp is fouled on the floor by Douglas Matthews - foul #1 on Douglas Matthews, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | William Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | William Shipp misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 04:39 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:18 | UC Riverside | Arthur Dickey misses short on a floater from close range | 20-25 |
| 04:16 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu can't tip it in | 20-25 |
| 04:14 | New Mexico State | William Shipp gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:55 | New Mexico State | Ted Eggleston takes the ball from Bill Bullock | 20-25 |
| 03:47 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-28 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Ted Eggleston is called for the reach on Bill Bullock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ted Eggleston, team foul #8 | 20-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler (SF) William Shipp | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager (PF) Patrick Zhu | |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:26 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston is hacked by Bill Bullock - foul #1 on Bill Bullock, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby (C) Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Bill Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Epperson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ted Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Linton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Dickey (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Emanuel Schwager (fresh) C - Douglas Matthews (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 03:08 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 02:53 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler hits the easy wide open finger roll | 24-28 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Leiser (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), William Shipp (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Andrew Chichester (C) Bill Bullock, Frank Clark, Tommy Tyler, Thomas Epperson, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley (PG), Kevin McDaniel (SG), Patrick Zhu (SF), John Linkous (C) Ted Eggleston, Joshua Linton, Arthur Dickey, Douglas Matthews | |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | John Linkous hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 24-28 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Andrew Chichester grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | William Shipp is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu is fouled on the floor by William Shipp - foul #1 on William Shipp, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Patton (PF) Emanuel Schwager | |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:48 | UC Riverside | Patrick Zhu makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Jerry O'Hanley steals it from Raymond Leiser in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 01:30 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Patton can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 24-30 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | William Shipp loses the ball out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bill Bullock (PG), Frank Clark (SG), Tommy Tyler (SF), Gregory Woods (C) Raymond Leiser, Van McGinnis, William Shipp, Andrew Chichester | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joshua Linton (SG) Kevin McDaniel | |
| 01:01 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley misses the 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 01:00 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Zhu | 24-30 |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley is hacked by Frank Clark - foul #2 on Frank Clark, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson (PF) Gordon Jones | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Emanuel Schwager (PF) Jonathan Patton | |
| 00:43 | UC Riverside | Jerry O'Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Epperson | 24-30 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Thomas Epperson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ted Eggleston (SG), Arthur Dickey (SF) Joshua Linton, Patrick Zhu | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | John Linkous hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry O'Hanley | 24-33 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Tommy Tyler misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-33 |