| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery clanks a 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott lays it in on a great pass from John O'Hanesian | 46-39 |
| 18:55 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson is hacked by Drew Trudeau - foul #2 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Daniel Risch (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Walter Bohler (C) Michael Dennison, Donald Adams, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter travels with the ball | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Kevin Woodard (C) Garf Zoumis, Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Kevin Woodard is fouled on the floor by Shannon Smith - foul #1 on Shannon Smith, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| 17:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams is hacked by John O'Hanesian - foul #2 on John O'Hanesian, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), John Carpenter (PF) John Phillips, Wade Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Drew Trudeau swats the dunk try by Donald Adams | 46-39 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Shannon Smith | 46-39 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Shannon Smith | 46-41 |
| 17:15 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Drew Trudeau - foul #3 on Drew Trudeau, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), Walter Bohler (C) Michael Dennison, Timothy Vickery, Donald Adams, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (SG), Mike Adame (SF) Shannon Smith, Drew Trudeau | |
| 17:15 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:15 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter is fouled on the floor by John Carpenter - foul #2 on John Carpenter, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), Timothy Vickery (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) Garf Zoumis, John Phillips, Daniel Risch, John Carpenter, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts (PG), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) John O'Hanesian, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Amos | 47-43 |
| 16:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Vickery | 50-43 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Wade Mills swats the short shot by Shane Freudenburg | 50-43 |
| 15:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams grabs the board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wade Mills (fresh) C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Max Hibbitts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Amos (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Muir (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cal Poly SLO | James Muir steals it from Michael Dennison | 50-43 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 15:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 15:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 15:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery grabs the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 14:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Dennison | 52-43 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), Walter Bohler (C) Michael Dennison, Timothy Vickery, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Shannon Smith (SG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Preston Winter (PF), Thomas Scott (C) Max Hibbitts, Michael Amos, Mike Adame, Shane Freudenburg, James Muir | |
| 14:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Drew Trudeau steals the ball from John Carpenter | 52-43 |
| 13:56 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shannon Smith | 52-46 |
| 13:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Daniel Risch | 55-46 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian and he's fouled by Walter Bohler - foul #2 on Walter Bohler, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), John Richardson (C) Garf Zoumis, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 13:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch loses the dribble to Thomas Scott | 55-49 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith is whistled for traveling | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Daniel Risch, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Preston Winter blocks the short jumper by Donald Adams | 55-49 |
| 12:56 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Woodard | 55-49 |
| 12:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Preston Winter swats the short shot by Kevin Woodard | 55-49 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Preston Winter | 55-52 |
| 11:56 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Timothy Vickery (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), John Richardson (C) Michael Dennison, John Phillips, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | John Richardson picks off the pass by Mike Adame | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Garf Zoumis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Vickery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery clanks a turnaround in the paint | 55-52 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Scott | 55-52 |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Garf Zoumis is called for the reach on John O'Hanesian - foul #2 on Garf Zoumis, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG) Garf Zoumis | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Max Hibbitts (PG), Michael Amos (SG), Shane Freudenburg (PF), James Muir (C) John O'Hanesian, Shannon Smith, Preston Winter, Thomas Scott | |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Michael Amos makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mike Adame | 55-55 |
| 10:36 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Dennison | 57-55 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | James Muir's pass is intercepted by Timothy Vickery | 57-55 |
| 10:09 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), Walter Bohler (C) Timothy Vickery, Daniel Risch, John Carpenter, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Drew Trudeau (SF) Max Hibbitts, Mike Adame | |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | James Muir knocks in the shot in the lane set up by John O'Hanesian and the foul's on Walter Bohler - foul #3 on Walter Bohler, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter (PF) Wade Mills | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Preston Winter (PF) Shane Freudenburg | |
| 09:52 | New Mexico State | James Muir misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 09:52 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Carpenter | 57-57 |
| 09:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | James Muir grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the driving attempt from close range | 57-59 |
| 09:22 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips is fouled on the floor by Preston Winter - foul #2 on Preston Winter, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), Timothy Vickery (SG), Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) Michael Dennison, John Phillips, John Carpenter, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Thomas Scott (C) Michael Amos, James Muir | |
| 09:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Preston Winter is called for the reach on Garf Zoumis - foul #3 on Preston Winter, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| 09:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 08:47 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Timothy Vickery picks off the pass by John O'Hanesian | 57-59 |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Shannon Smith - foul #2 on Shannon Smith, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison (PG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), Walter Bohler (C) Garf Zoumis, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 08:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery makes the 3rd free throw | 60-59 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott is fouled on the floor by Walter Bohler - foul #4 on Walter Bohler, team foul #6 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips (SG), John Richardson (C) Timothy Vickery, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Amos (PG), Mike Adame (SF), Shane Freudenburg (PF) John O'Hanesian, Drew Trudeau, Preston Winter | |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg misses short on a floater from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:40 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Dennison (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Amos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Adame (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Freudenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Shannon Smith - foul #3 on Shannon Smith, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Bohler (C) John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 07:33 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 07:33 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shannon Smith | 62-62 |
| 06:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses the driving attempt near the basket | 65-62 |
| 06:26 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 06:21 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Timothy Vickery (SG), Donald Adams (SF), Wade Mills (PF), John Richardson (C) John Phillips, Daniel Risch, John Carpenter, Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian (PG), Drew Trudeau (SF), Preston Winter (PF) Shannon Smith, Mike Adame, Thomas Scott | |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Amos | 65-64 |
| 05:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian connects on the shot from the right side set up by Drew Trudeau | 65-66 |
| 05:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Wade Mills's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Drew Trudeau | 65-66 |
| 05:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Dennison grabs the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 05:01 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dennison | 68-66 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Drew Trudeau hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Preston Winter | 68-69 |
| 04:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | Shane Freudenburg grabs the board | 68-69 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian | 68-71 |
| 03:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Garf Zoumis (PG), John Phillips (SG), Daniel Risch (SF), John Carpenter (PF), Kevin Woodard (C) Michael Dennison, Timothy Vickery, Donald Adams, Wade Mills, John Richardson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith (SG), Thomas Scott (C) Michael Amos, Shane Freudenburg | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 03:38 | Cal Poly SLO | John Carpenter gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Garf Zoumis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Risch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Carpenter (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John O'Hanesian (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Drew Trudeau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Preston Winter (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips scores on a 3 from the left corner | 71-71 |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by John O'Hanesian and he's hacked by Daniel Risch - foul #1 on Daniel Risch, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Walter Bohler (C) Kevin Woodard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mike Adame (SF) Drew Trudeau | |
| 03:12 | New Mexico State | Preston Winter makes the free throw | 71-74 |
| 02:58 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-74 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson (C) Walter Bohler | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith clanks a shot near the basket | 71-74 |
| 02:50 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Richardson | 71-74 |
| 02:26 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips's pass is intercepted by Shannon Smith | 71-74 |
| 02:23 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith hits the finger roll | 71-76 |
| 02:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-76 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame grabs the defensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John O'Hanesian | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 71-79 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame snags the defensive board | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Shannon Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-81 |
| 01:06 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Carpenter | 73-81 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Thomas Scott steals the ball from John Phillips | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Thomas Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-83 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Mike Adame misses the tip | 73-83 |
| 00:08 | Cal Poly SLO | John Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-83 |
| 00:04 | Cal Poly SLO | John Phillips comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 73-83 |
| 00:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Daniel Risch tips it back up and in | 75-83 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John O'Hanesian runs out the clock | 75-83 |