| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) C - William Betances (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) SG - Dean Owens (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | William Betances 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 Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Terry Macneil and the foul's on Dean Owens - foul #1 on Dean Owens, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | William Betances snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | William Betances comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Bryan Bennett - foul #1 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | William Betances makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Leonard Lapierre | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses the 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 18:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford is fouled on the floor by Bryan Bennett - foul #2 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff (C) Bryan Bennett | |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch misses the floater from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Balch - foul #1 on Dennis Balch, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Dean Owens | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the easy layup but the foul's on Andrew Ono - foul #1 on Andrew Ono, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dean Owens - foul #2 on Dean Owens, team foul #5 | 5-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (SG) Dean Owens | |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery can't connect on a shot from the left block | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SG), Corey Anderson (SF), John Honsberger (C) Dennis Balch, Richard Nicol, William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 16:47 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Terry Macneil is blocked by John Schiff | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Schiff | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico State | Andrew Ono blocks the short jumper by Steven Spivey | 6-7 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey misses the tip | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Corey Anderson (fresh) PF - Adam Sanford (fairly fresh) C - John Honsberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Allan Lowery (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Ono (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Schiff (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Lapierre | 6-10 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey is hacked by Allan Lowery - foul #1 on Allan Lowery, team foul #6 | 6-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), William Betances (C) Terry Macneil, Steven Spivey, Adam Sanford, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Anthony Gaines (SG), George Morton (PF), Phillip Zierdt (C) Michael Gorman, Allan Lowery, Andrew Ono, John Schiff | |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 14:37 | Cal Poly SLO | George Morton grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Brandon Jones is called for the reach on Phillip Zierdt - foul #1 on Brandon Jones, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| 14:17 | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines loses the dribble to Corey Anderson | 6-10 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones is hacked by George Morton - foul #1 on George Morton, team foul #7 | 6-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser (PF) Corey Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Nicol - foul #1 on Richard Nicol, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (SG) Anthony Gaines | |
| 13:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Nicol, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SF), John Honsberger (PF) Richard Nicol, Arthur Grasser | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG) Leonard Lapierre | |
| 13:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | William Betances pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | William Betances lays it in set up by Brandon Jones | 9-12 |
| 12:31 | Cal Poly SLO | George Morton double dribbles | 9-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Corey Anderson (SF), Adam Sanford (PF) Brandon Jones, Dennis Balch, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff (C) Phillip Zierdt | |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Allan Lowery - foul #2 on Allan Lowery, team foul #8 | 9-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser (C) William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre (SF), Andrew Ono (PF) Allan Lowery, George Morton | |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Gorman | 11-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Corey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) C - Arthur Grasser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Watson (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Schiff (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | John Schiff takes the ball from Steven Spivey | 11-14 |
| 11:18 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Samuel Watson | 11-16 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Schiff - foul #1 on John Schiff, team foul #9 | 11-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), William Betances (C) Terry Macneil, Steven Spivey, Arthur Grasser | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker (PG), Anthony Gaines (SG), George Morton (PF), Phillip Zierdt (C) Michael Gorman, Samuel Watson, Leonard Lapierre, Andrew Ono | |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:00 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:38 | Cal Poly SLO | George Morton is called for traveling | 13-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Honsberger (PF) Adam Sanford | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 10:19 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Phillip Zierdt | 13-16 |
| 10:09 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff banks in the layup | 13-18 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | Phillip Zierdt is called for the reach on William Betances - foul #1 on Phillip Zierdt, team foul #10 | 13-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG) Brandon Jones | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Leonard Lapierre (SF), Andrew Ono (PF) Rudolph Whitaker, John Schiff, George Morton | |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:48 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:48 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford (PF) William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), John Schiff (C) Anthony Gaines, Phillip Zierdt | |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Andrew Ono - foul #2 on Andrew Ono, team foul #11 | 15-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SF) Corey Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | George Morton (PF) Andrew Ono | |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Leonard Lapierre - foul #1 on Leonard Lapierre, team foul #12 | 16-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (SG) Dennis Balch | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the 3rd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman is fouled on the floor by Terry Macneil - foul #1 on Terry Macneil, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| 08:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 19-18 |
| 08:20 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil is hacked by Michael Gorman - foul #1 on Michael Gorman, team foul #13 | 19-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF), Arthur Grasser (PF), William Betances (C) Brandon Jones, Adam Sanford, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines (SG), Phillip Zierdt (C) Michael Gorman, George Morton | |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Corey Anderson | 21-20 |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Corey Anderson, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Dennis Balch (SG) Terry Macneil, Arthur Grasser | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker (PG) Samuel Watson | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Spivey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Corey Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Betances (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudolph Whitaker (fresh) SG - Anthony Gaines (fresh) SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Schiff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Phillip Zierdt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 07:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Corey Anderson is called for the reach on John Schiff - foul #2 on Corey Anderson, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford (PF) Corey Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG) Rudolph Whitaker | |
| 07:00 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | William Betances grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Jones | 24-20 |
| 06:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-20 |
| 06:29 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff grabs the offensive board | 24-20 |
| 06:12 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Gorman | 24-22 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Spivey | 26-22 |
| 05:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to William Betances | 26-25 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses the tip | 26-25 |
| 05:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 05:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre tips it in | 26-27 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | Leonard Lapierre steps in front of the Adam Sanford pass | 26-27 |
| 05:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Anthony Gaines banks in the layup set up by Leonard Lapierre | 26-29 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adam Sanford | 28-29 |
| 04:24 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff hits the finger roll set up by Michael Gorman | 28-31 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Spivey and the foul's on John Schiff - foul #2 on John Schiff, team foul #14 | 30-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), John Honsberger (PF), Arthur Grasser (C) Dennis Balch, Adam Sanford, William Betances | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker (PG), Samuel Watson (SG), George Morton (PF) Michael Gorman, Anthony Gaines, John Schiff | |
| 04:06 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker is hacked by Terry Macneil - foul #2 on Terry Macneil, team foul #8 | 31-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), Corey Anderson (PF) Brandon Jones, Steven Spivey, Arthur Grasser | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens (SG), Allan Lowery (SF), Andrew Ono (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Samuel Watson, Leonard Lapierre, George Morton, Phillip Zierdt | |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 03:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Nicol | 33-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Corey Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Honsberger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Rudolph Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allan Lowery (fresh) PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Richard Nicol steals it from Allan Lowery | 33-33 |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 02:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:27 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery is denied on a layup by John Honsberger | 33-33 |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bryan Bennett - foul #3 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #15 | 33-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford (PF) Corey Anderson | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), George Morton (C) Rudolph Whitaker, Bryan Bennett | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Owens | 35-35 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch makes the jump hook from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 00:59 | Cal Poly SLO | George Morton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Ono | 37-38 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Allan Lowery - foul #3 on Allan Lowery, team foul #16 | 37-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Steven Spivey (SG), William Betances (C) Terry Macneil, Dennis Balch, John Honsberger | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre (SF) Allan Lowery | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Spivey - foul #1 on Steven Spivey, team foul #9 | 39-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF) Richard Nicol | |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-40 |