| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Timothy Vickery steps in front of the Thomas Scott pass | 30-35 |
| 19:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard (C) John Richardson | |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Timothy Vickery | 32-38 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shannon Smith | 35-38 |
| 18:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 18:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams travels with the ball | 35-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch (SF), Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) Donald Adams, John Carpenter, Kevin Woodard | |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Vickery - foul #3 on Timothy Vickery, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG) Timothy Vickery | |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is hacked by John Richardson - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 37-38 |
| 17:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Preston Winter steals it from Michael Dennison | 37-38 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Michael Dennison steps in front of the Drew Trudeau pass | 37-38 |
| 16:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison hits the finger roll | 37-40 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian | 39-40 |
| 16:37 | Cal Poly SLO | John O'Hanesian takes the ball from Michael Dennison in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian | 41-40 |
| 16:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Drew Trudeau | 43-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Mills (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian | 45-43 |
| 14:53 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 14:29 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Daniel Risch | 45-43 |
| 14:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Shannon Smith steps in front of the John Phillips pass | 45-43 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian lays it in on a great pass from Shannon Smith | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Dennison and he's fouled by Shannon Smith - foul #1 on Shannon Smith, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) John O'Hanesian, Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Timothy Vickery (SG), Donald Adams (SF), John Carpenter (PF) Michael Dennison, John Phillips, Daniel Risch, Wade Mills | |
| 14:00 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:46 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Bohler (C) John Richardson | |
| 13:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Garf Zoumis | 47-49 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Amos | 50-49 |
| 12:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 12:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico State | James Muir throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard (C) Walter Bohler | |
| 12:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 12:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-51 |
| 12:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery misses the dunk but the foul's on James Muir - foul #2 on James Muir, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG) Max Hibbitts | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG) Garf Zoumis | |
| 11:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | James Muir snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 11:31 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 11:30 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Muir (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Vickery and the foul's on Shane Freudenburg - foul #1 on Shane Freudenburg, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Howard Johnson (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Michael Amos, Mike Adame, Shane Freudenburg, James Muir | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Walter Bohler (C) Michael Dennison, Kevin Woodard | |
| 11:03 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:44 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith hits a jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 10:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Bohler clanks a shot near the basket | 54-55 |
| 10:18 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to John Carpenter | 54-55 |
| 10:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 10:01 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter tips it in | 54-57 |
| 09:41 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian's layup is rejected by Walter Bohler | 54-57 |
| 09:39 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter tips it back up and in | 56-57 |
| 09:17 | Cal Poly SLO | John O'Hanesian takes the ball from Walter Bohler | 56-57 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith jams it set up by John O'Hanesian | 58-57 |
| 08:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Howard Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 08:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 08:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Garf Zoumis | 58-60 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Walter Bohler - foul #2 on Walter Bohler, team foul #3 | 60-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) Shannon Smith, Howard Johnson, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), Daniel Risch (SF), Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) Garf Zoumis, Donald Adams, John Carpenter, Walter Bohler | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian makes the free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Shane Freudenburg blocks the short jumper by John Richardson | 61-60 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos is fouled on the floor by John Richardson - foul #3 on John Richardson, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (SG) John O'Hanesian | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-60 |
| 07:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Amos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Adame (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Muir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wade Mills (fresh) 10 pts. C - John Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Amos - foul #2 on Michael Amos, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| 07:20 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:20 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | James Muir hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 06:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Risch - foul #2 on Daniel Risch, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Mike Adame, Shane Freudenburg, James Muir | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams (SF), John Carpenter (PF) Daniel Risch, Wade Mills | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:14 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 05:54 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-61 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Vickery - foul #4 on Timothy Vickery, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Mike Adame (SF) Michael Amos, Drew Trudeau | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-61 |
| 05:15 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter tips it home | 64-63 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Richardson - foul #4 on John Richardson, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG) Shannon Smith | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Timothy Vickery, Donald Adams, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:37 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Cal Poly SLO | John O'Hanesian is called for the reach on Michael Dennison - foul #2 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau (SF) Mike Adame | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) John Phillips, Wade Mills, Kevin Woodard | |
| 04:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-63 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 03:25 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson is whistled for traveling | 67-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Shane Freudenburg (C) John O'Hanesian, Thomas Scott | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Amos (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Mills (fresh) 10 pts. C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Shannon Smith | 70-63 |
| 02:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Thomas Scott (C) Michael Amos, Shane Freudenburg | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) John Phillips, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, Kevin Woodard | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter loses the ball out of bounds | 70-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Kevin Woodard (C) Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, John Richardson | |
| 02:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 02:12 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 02:07 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Dennison | 70-68 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian is whistled for traveling | 70-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), John Richardson (C) John Phillips, Kevin Woodard | |
| 01:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Donald Adams | 70-70 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Drew Trudeau | 70-70 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 00:26 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Dennison | 70-72 |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses badly on a shot from the left block | 70-72 |
| 00:13 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by John O'Hanesian - foul #3 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| 00:07 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson is hacked by John O'Hanesian - foul #4 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #7 | 70-72 |
| 00:07 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:07 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison is fouled in the backcourt by Shannon Smith - foul #2 on Shannon Smith, team foul #8 | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison misses the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott pulls down the rebound | 73-74 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses long on a fullcourt shot | 73-74 |