| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Steven Carroll (fresh) SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) SF - David Waters (fresh) PF - Aaron Shaffer (fresh) C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry 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 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:50 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Sheffield | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Cummings | 4-3 |
| 18:50 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:48 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Joseph Ojeda blocks the short jumper by Robert Cummings | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Stinson - foul #1 on Richard Stinson, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Cal State Northridge | Phillip Vitale picks off the pass by David Waters | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Waters | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry is hacked by Aaron Shaffer - foul #1 on Aaron Shaffer, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Michael Burns (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul is fouled on the floor by Aaron Shaffer - foul #2 on Aaron Shaffer, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Mario Motsinger (C) David Waters, Aaron Shaffer, Joseph Ojeda | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) SG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) C - Michael Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Steven Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Shue (fresh) PF - Wilbur Arnold (fresh) C - Mario Motsinger (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Virgil Greene | 6-7 |
| 15:31 | Cal State Northridge | Rickey Shue misses short on a jumper in the lane | 6-7 |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Sheffield steps in front of the Michael Burns pass | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield misses the driving attempt in the lane | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Lloyd Shaul | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Steven Carroll picks off the pass by Billy Schultz | 6-7 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Sheffield | 6-9 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Burns is called for the reach on Wilbur Arnold - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Phillip Vitale (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Billy Schultz, Edward Niehaus, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), David Waters (SF), Joseph Ojeda (C) Steven Carroll, Robert Sheffield, Mario Motsinger | |
| 13:35 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on David Waters - foul #1 on David Waters, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:26 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | Wilbur Arnold steps in front of the Robert Cummings pass | 7-14 |
| 12:39 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rickey Shue | 7-16 |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | David Waters blocks the short jumper by Ray Huntsberry | 7-16 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:57 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 11:55 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold tips it in | 7-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) SG - Rickey Shue (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilbur Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | David Waters takes the ball from Ray Huntsberry | 7-18 |
| 11:26 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Ojeda misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson gets the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings's floater is tipped away by David Waters | 7-18 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joseph Ojeda | 7-18 |
| 10:36 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale's pass is intercepted by David Stover | 7-20 |
| 09:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #4 | 7-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Billy Schultz (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Michael Burns (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Phillip Vitale, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Robert Sheffield (SG), Mario Motsinger (PF), David Clark (C) David Stover, Rickey Shue, Wilbur Arnold, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 09:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters makes the 1st free throw | 7-21 |
| 09:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 7-22 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lloyd Shaul, team foul #5 | 7-22 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (SF) David Waters | |
| 09:20 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Carroll | 7-25 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Virgil Greene | 9-25 |
| 08:29 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll scores on a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Lloyd Shaul - foul #2 on Lloyd Shaul, team foul #6 | 9-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Bowen (SG), Phillip Vitale (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus, Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 08:29 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the free throw | 9-28 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | David Bowen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Virgil Greene | 12-28 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger misses the dunk attempt | 12-28 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale grabs the board | 12-28 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | David Clark steps in front of the Phillip Vitale pass | 12-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Vitale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Steven Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgil Jackson (fresh) PF - Mario Motsinger (fresh) C - David Clark (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-28 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger grabs the offensive rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:32 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll is hacked by Ray Huntsberry - foul #1 on Ray Huntsberry, team foul #7 | 12-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG) Virgil Greene, David Bowen | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Waters (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Joseph Ojeda (C) Virgil Jackson, Mario Motsinger, David Clark | |
| 07:32 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 07:32 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 12-29 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry pulls down the rebound | 12-29 |
| 07:09 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-29 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | Wilbur Arnold grabs the board | 12-29 |
| 06:51 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Carroll | 12-32 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Schultz | 15-32 |
| 06:23 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:15 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Richard Stinson | 17-32 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Albrecht - foul #1 on Barry Albrecht, team foul #8 | 17-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Michael Burns (C) Billy Schultz, Phillip Vitale, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Stover (PG), Rickey Shue (SF), Mario Motsinger (PF), David Clark (C) Steven Carroll, David Waters, Wilbur Arnold, Joseph Ojeda | |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield makes the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 05:46 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield makes the 3rd free throw | 17-35 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by Robert Sheffield - foul #1 on Robert Sheffield, team foul #4 | 17-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Jackson (SF) Robert Sheffield | |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson makes the 3rd free throw | 20-35 |
| 05:15 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Burns - foul #2 on Michael Burns, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale (PF) Michael Burns | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:15 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 05:15 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Virgil Jackson - foul #1 on Virgil Jackson, team foul #5 | 20-37 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:38 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover's pass is intercepted by Virgil Greene | 22-37 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Rickey Shue - foul #1 on Rickey Shue, team foul #6 | 22-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (SF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Richard Stinson, Phillip Vitale | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield (SG), David Waters (SF), Wilbur Arnold (PF), Joseph Ojeda (C) Rickey Shue, Virgil Jackson, Mario Motsinger, David Clark | |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:15 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to David Waters | 23-37 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Sheffield | 23-39 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-39 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Joseph Ojeda | 23-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Barry Albrecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - David Stover (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Sheffield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Wilbur Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ojeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Cal State Northridge | David Stover's dunk attempt is rejected by Ray Huntsberry | 23-39 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Joseph Ojeda is called for the reach on Ray Huntsberry - foul #1 on Joseph Ojeda, team foul #7 | 23-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SG), Robert Cummings (SF) Barry Albrecht, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll (PG), Aaron Shaffer (PF) David Stover, Wilbur Arnold | |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:19 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:19 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 03:03 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Virgil Greene - foul #1 on Virgil Greene, team foul #10 | 24-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Phillip Vitale (PF) Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 03:03 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:03 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 02:54 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings drills a runner in the lane | 26-39 |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll is fouled on the floor by Richard Stinson - foul #2 on Richard Stinson, team foul #11 | 26-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SG), Michael Burns (C) Virgil Greene, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Mario Motsinger (C) Joseph Ojeda | |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 02:42 | Cal State Northridge | Steven Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 02:16 | New Mexico State | Robert Sheffield steals it from Richard Stinson | 26-41 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters misses the jumper from the left side | 26-41 |
| 01:54 | Cal State Northridge | David Waters tips it in | 26-43 |
| 01:44 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses the lay-in | 26-43 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 01:17 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Carroll | 26-46 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses the dunk attempt | 26-46 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Phillip Vitale gets the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul's floater is tipped away by Mario Motsinger | 26-46 |
| 00:37 | Cal State Northridge | Aaron Shaffer gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| 00:18 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Sheffield scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Carroll | 26-49 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 26-49 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Michael Burns misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-49 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | The clock runs out | 26-49 |