| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick McKay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Hazard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Bradshaw (fresh) PF - John Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. C - Caleb Black (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny Hubbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw inbounds the ball | 35-43 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 35-43 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | Derrick McKay picks off the pass by Szczesny Stepnoski | 35-43 |
| 19:12 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw lays it in on a nice dish by Derrick McKay | 37-43 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:32 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick McKay - foul #3 on Derrick McKay, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alex Crow (PG), Craig McQueeny (SF), Jessie Rudisill (PF) Derrick McKay, Eric Bradshaw, John Wyatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier clanks a runner from the right block | 37-43 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the shot from close range | 37-43 |
| 17:58 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:42 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Alex Crow | 40-43 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Szczesny Stepnoski | 40-45 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard is called for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Bjork (PG), Eric Bradshaw (SF), John Wyatt (PF), John Dunaway (C) Alex Crow, Craig McQueeny, Jessie Rudisill, Caleb Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), David Swarey (C) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier, Roberto Costa | |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses badly on the uncontested jump hook near the basket | 40-45 |
| 16:17 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 15:54 | Long Beach State | Gonzalo Gonzales swats the layup by John Dunaway | 40-45 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Bjork (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Hazard (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Bradshaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunaway (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Swarey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Gonzalo Gonzales | 40-47 |
| 15:19 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw misses the shot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 40-47 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 15:12 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | William Bjork makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 14:44 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 14:32 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Sam Hazard | 46-50 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales scores on a shot from the left wing set up by David Swarey | 46-52 |
| 13:54 | Long Beach State | William Bjork steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), Alex Crow (SG), Craig McQueeny (SF), Jessie Rudisill (PF), Caleb Black (C) William Bjork, Sam Hazard, Eric Bradshaw, John Wyatt, John Dunaway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott, Yong Chu, Gonzalo Gonzales, David Swarey | |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 13:32 | Long Beach State | Craig McQueeny is fouled on the floor by Robert Boykin - foul #2 on Robert Boykin, team foul #1 | 46-52 |
| 13:08 | Long Beach State | Craig McQueeny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:45 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-55 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Barrier | 46-55 |
| 12:18 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black tips it home | 48-55 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Craig McQueeny picks off the pass by Robert Boykin in the backcourt | 48-55 |
| 12:05 | Long Beach State | Szczesny Stepnoski picks off the pass by Alex Crow | 48-55 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), William Bjork (SG), Alan Leaman (SF), John Wyatt (PF) Derrick McKay, Alex Crow, Craig McQueeny, Jessie Rudisill | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Millard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Bjork (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Leaman (fresh) PF - John Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Caleb Black (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Long Beach State | Yong Chu swats the short shot by Caleb Black | 48-55 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Yong Chu | 48-57 |
| 11:01 | Long Beach State | William Bjork hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Alan Leaman | 50-57 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the wide open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Alan Lamb and he's hacked by Alan Leaman - foul #2 on Alan Leaman, team foul #2 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw (SF), John Dunaway (C) John Wyatt, Caleb Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell (SF), David Swarey (C) Gonzalo Gonzales, Roberto Costa | |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:42 | Long Beach State | William Bjork double dribbles | 50-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG) Millard Langford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Paul Barrier (PF) Alan Lamb, Yong Chu | |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin loses the dribble to John Dunaway in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ronny Hubbell - foul #1 on Ronny Hubbell, team foul #2 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alex Crow (SF), Jessie Rudisill (PF) Eric Bradshaw, Alan Leaman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG) Jeff Scott | |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:21 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 51-60 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-60 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay is fouled on the floor by Robert Boykin - foul #3 on Robert Boykin, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig McQueeny (SF), John Wyatt (PF) William Bjork, John Dunaway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Paul Barrier | |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Craig McQueeny | 54-60 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Lamb | 54-62 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 09:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 54-62 |
| 08:33 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow blows the layup but he's hacked by Alan Lamb - foul #1 on Alan Lamb, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard (SG), Eric Bradshaw (SF), John Dunaway (PF), Caleb Black (C) Derrick McKay, Craig McQueeny, John Wyatt, Jessie Rudisill | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Alan Lamb, Ronny Hubbell, Gonzalo Gonzales, David Swarey | |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 08:03 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu travels with the ball | 56-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Bjork (PG) Alex Crow | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Bjork (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Hazard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Bradshaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Dunaway (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Caleb Black (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yong Chu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Barrier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Long Beach State | Roberto Costa steals the ball from John Dunaway | 56-64 |
| 07:16 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu travels with the ball | 56-64 |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | William Bjork loses the dribble to Szczesny Stepnoski | 56-64 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu is fouled on the floor by Eric Bradshaw - foul #3 on Eric Bradshaw, team foul #3 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman (PF) John Dunaway | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG) Paul Barrier | |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Boykin | 56-66 |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Sam Hazard and he's fouled by Yong Chu - foul #1 on Yong Chu, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Ronny Hubbell (SF), Paul Barrier (PF) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Yong Chu | |
| 06:20 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier hits the follow up shot | 59-68 |
| 05:46 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-68 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico State | Ronny Hubbell snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Roberto Costa | 59-71 |
| 05:13 | Long Beach State | Jeff Scott steals it from Sam Hazard | 59-71 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Caleb Black - foul #1 on Caleb Black, team foul #4 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), Alex Crow (SG), Craig McQueeny (SF), John Wyatt (PF), Jessie Rudisill (C) William Bjork, Sam Hazard, Eric Bradshaw, Alan Leaman, Caleb Black | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Yong Chu (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott, Ronny Hubbell, Paul Barrier | |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:57 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| 04:40 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Boykin | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Long Beach State | Craig McQueeny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (C) Roberto Costa | |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is fouled on the floor by John Wyatt - foul #2 on John Wyatt, team foul #5 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Dunaway (C) John Wyatt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | David Swarey buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Szczesny Stepnoski | 59-75 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick McKay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alex Crow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig McQueeny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jessie Rudisill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunaway (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yong Chu (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Swarey (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow is denied on a layup by Yong Chu | 59-75 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Craig McQueeny - foul #2 on Craig McQueeny, team foul #6 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), William Bjork (SG), Alan Leaman (SF) Derrick McKay, Alex Crow, Craig McQueeny | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SG) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski | |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:53 | Long Beach State | Alan Lamb picks off the pass by Millard Langford | 59-77 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Jessie Rudisill is called for the reach on Jeff Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Rudisill, team foul #7 | 59-77 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 02:37 | Long Beach State | William Bjork knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jessie Rudisill | 61-79 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Scott | 61-81 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-81 |
| 02:19 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway tips it home | 63-81 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alan Leaman - foul #3 on Alan Leaman, team foul #8 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alex Crow (SG), Craig McQueeny (SF) Millard Langford, Alan Leaman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 01:47 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-82 |
| 01:46 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 63-82 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-82 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | William Bjork gets the rebound | 63-82 |
| 01:12 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 63-82 |
| 01:10 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow hits the follow up shot | 65-82 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | David Swarey can't throw it down | 65-82 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill grabs the defensive rebound | 65-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway's floater is tipped away by Gonzalo Gonzales | 65-82 |
| 00:40 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill tips it back up and in | 67-82 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Yong Chu drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Alan Lamb | 67-84 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-84 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the defensive board | 67-84 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb runs out the clock | 67-84 |