| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Corey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol loses the ball out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 19:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 19:19 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:56 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Ono - foul #2 on Andrew Ono, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-33 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol tips it back up and in | 39-35 |
| 17:43 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:42 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono tips it in | 41-35 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Michael Gorman steals it from Brandon Jones in the backcourt | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Betances - foul #1 on William Betances, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (PF) Andrew Ono | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Gorman - foul #2 on Michael Gorman, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff (C) Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey (SG) Dennis Balch | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre tips it home | 44-37 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | Dean Owens picks off the pass by Brandon Jones | 44-37 |
| 16:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens banks in the layup | 46-37 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Leonard Lapierre steals it from Steven Spivey | 46-37 |
| 16:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 16:04 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Lowery | 46-37 |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Betances - foul #2 on William Betances, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Andrew Ono (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Michael Gorman, Dean Owens, Leonard Lapierre | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), John Honsberger (C) Brandon Jones, Richard Nicol, Corey Anderson, William Betances | |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:52 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Samuel Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allan Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Schiff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Steven Spivey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Honsberger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | New Mexico State | Bryan Bennett is called for the reach on Dennis Balch - foul #2 on Bryan Bennett, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch's floater is tipped away by John Schiff | 47-37 |
| 15:05 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 14:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:37 | New Mexico State | Bryan Bennett picks off the pass by Dennis Balch | 47-37 |
| 14:14 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Spivey - foul #2 on Steven Spivey, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), Dean Owens (SG), Leonard Lapierre (SF) Samuel Watson, Allan Lowery, Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF) Steven Spivey | |
| 14:14 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:14 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Leonard Lapierre steals the ball from Corey Anderson | 49-37 |
| 13:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Gorman | 52-37 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford tips it but misses | 52-37 |
| 13:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 52-37 |
| 13:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono snags the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 12:45 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman is called for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Gorman, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Andrew Ono, John Schiff | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Steven Spivey (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), William Betances (C) Terry Macneil, Dennis Balch, Adam Sanford, John Honsberger | |
| 12:28 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-40 |
| 12:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Steven Spivey steals the ball from Michael Gorman | 52-40 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 11:57 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 11:37 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leonard Lapierre, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG) Michael Gorman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Adam Sanford (PF) Brandon Jones, Corey Anderson | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Samuel Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allan Lowery (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Macneil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Sanford (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Betances (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Allan Lowery - foul #2 on Allan Lowery, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 11:11 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Owens | 55-42 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:34 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-42 |
| 10:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 10:03 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Lapierre | 57-42 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford's floater is tipped away by Allan Lowery | 57-42 |
| 09:39 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 09:29 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens is fouled on the floor by Adam Sanford - foul #4 on Adam Sanford, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), John Schiff (SF), Andrew Ono (PF), Phillip Zierdt (C) Dean Owens, Leonard Lapierre, Allan Lowery, Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Dennis Balch (SG), Corey Anderson (PF), John Honsberger (C) Terry Macneil, Steven Spivey, Adam Sanford, William Betances | |
| 09:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt loses the ball out of bounds | 57-42 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 08:51 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 08:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Balch steals the ball from John Schiff | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Nicol | 57-44 |
| 08:12 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones's pass is intercepted by Andrew Ono | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:46 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-44 |
| 07:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt tips it in | 62-44 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 07:31 | Cal Poly SLO | Phillip Zierdt snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Schiff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Zierdt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Balch (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Corey Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Honsberger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Honsberger | 62-44 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Schiff - foul #2 on John Schiff, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens (SG), Leonard Lapierre (SF), Allan Lowery (PF), Bryan Bennett (C) Samuel Watson, John Schiff, Andrew Ono, Phillip Zierdt | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil (PG), Steven Spivey (SG), Adam Sanford (PF), William Betances (C) Brandon Jones, Dennis Balch, Corey Anderson, John Honsberger | |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:25 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to William Betances | 62-47 |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Dean Owens is called for the reach on Terry Macneil - foul #3 on Dean Owens, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Rudolph Whitaker (PG) Michael Gorman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF) Richard Nicol | |
| 06:14 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery can't connect on a runner from close range | 62-47 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | William Betances is hacked by Dean Owens - foul #4 on Dean Owens, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dennis Balch (SG) Steven Spivey | |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | William Betances misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 05:43 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to Allan Lowery | 62-47 |
| 05:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | William Betances gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil lays it in and he's hacked by Rudolph Whitaker - foul #1 on Rudolph Whitaker, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG) Rudolph Whitaker | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Terry Macneil makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 04:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Bryan Bennett can't tip it in | 62-50 |
| 04:50 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Lowery | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre can't finish the layup but the foul's on Terry Macneil - foul #4 on Terry Macneil, team foul #5 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman (PG), Andrew Ono (PF) Samuel Watson, Allan Lowery | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 04:25 | New Mexico State | William Betances hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 63-50 |
| 04:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:08 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Gorman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-50 |
| 04:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre tips it back up and in | 65-50 |
| 03:44 | New Mexico State | Adam Sanford banks in the layup set up by Terry Macneil | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Cal Poly SLO | Andrew Ono is hacked by Adam Sanford - foul #5 on Adam Sanford, team foul #6 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | John Schiff (C) Bryan Bennett | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones (PG), Steven Spivey (SG), Richard Nicol (SF), John Honsberger (PF), Arthur Grasser (C) Terry Macneil, Dennis Balch, Corey Anderson, Adam Sanford, William Betances | |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Michael Gorman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leonard Lapierre (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Ono (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Schiff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Brandon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Spivey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Richard Nicol (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Honsberger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Arthur Grasser (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Cal Poly SLO | Dean Owens misses short on a floater from the right side | 65-52 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Richard Nicol gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from John Honsberger | 65-54 |
| 02:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre drills a floater near the basket set up by John Schiff | 67-54 |
| 02:13 | New Mexico State | Dean Owens steals it from Steven Spivey | 67-54 |
| 01:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Leonard Lapierre is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Leonard Lapierre, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson (PG), Allan Lowery (SG), George Morton (PF), Phillip Zierdt (C) Michael Gorman, Dean Owens, Leonard Lapierre, Andrew Ono | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Corey Anderson (SF) Richard Nicol | |
| 01:30 | New Mexico State | John Honsberger buries a jump hook from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 01:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Allan Lowery hits a floater in the lane | 69-56 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser grabs the offensive board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Brandon Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 00:51 | Cal Poly SLO | The rebound goes to John Schiff | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cal Poly SLO | John Honsberger denies the turnaround by John Schiff | 69-56 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Steven Spivey snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Arthur Grasser hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Spivey | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Cal Poly SLO | Samuel Watson runs out the clock | 69-58 |