| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Singleton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton is called for 3 seconds | 34-29 |
| 19:32 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 19:31 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:14 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke lays it in set up by Todd Cox | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Peter Worden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 18:20 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Angel Montes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:52 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 17:38 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-31 |
| 17:36 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:32 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:31 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Angel Montes | 36-31 |
| 17:13 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Burke | 36-34 |
| 17:00 | UTEP | Peter Worden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Velasquez (PF), James Wright (C) Stanley Badgett, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 16:47 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Velasquez denies the turnaround by Ricky Sweeney | 36-34 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:17 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:16 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:58 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Velasquez is called for the reach on David Singleton - foul #2 on Luis Velasquez, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF), Richard Fontanez (C) Jesus Guzman, James Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Todd Cox, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson loses the dribble to Mario Torres | 36-34 |
| 15:24 | UTEP | Mario Torres loses the dribble to Lawrence Erdman | 36-34 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | Mario Torres takes the ball from Lawrence Erdman | 36-34 |
| 14:57 | UTEP | Peter Worden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 14:56 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Angel Montes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 14:17 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 14:06 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson tips it in | 36-38 |
| 13:46 | UTEP | Cameron Swenson picks off the pass by Richard Fontanez | 36-38 |
| 13:20 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 13:19 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Fontanez | 36-38 |
| 13:14 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 13:13 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-38 |
| 12:57 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Mario Torres | 36-38 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | Lawrence Erdman is called for the reach on Luis Velasquez - foul #1 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SF), Stanley Badgett (PF), James Wright (C) Mario Torres, Luis Velasquez, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Cameron Swenson, Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman, Roderick Hudson | |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:33 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 12:31 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney tips it back up and in | 36-40 |
| 12:10 | UTEP | Peter Worden is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (SG) Peter Worden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris (PF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| 11:44 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton is hacked by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson (PF) Ruben Morris | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wiliams (fresh) SF - Jesus Guzman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Badgett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Singleton | 36-43 |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 11:22 | UTEP | Angel Montes tips it in | 38-43 |
| 11:01 | Cal State Northridge | Jesus Guzman picks off the pass by Roderick Hudson | 38-43 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett is denied on a layup by Ricky Sweeney | 38-43 |
| 10:38 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the turnaround from the right block | 38-45 |
| 10:00 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 09:58 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 09:53 | Cal State Northridge | James Wright is called for the reach on Ricky Sweeney - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG), Luis Velasquez (PF), Richard Fontanez (C) Thomas Wiliams, Stanley Badgett, James Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman (PF) Roderick Hudson | |
| 09:36 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Angel Montes can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Burke - foul #2 on Arthur Burke, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF) Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG) Arthur Burke | |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Angel Montes makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:30 | UTEP | Angel Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:14 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Fontanez steals the ball from Ricky Sweeney | 40-45 |
| 08:51 | UTEP | Angel Montes scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mario Torres | 42-45 |
| 08:37 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman slams it home on a great pass from Todd Cox | 42-47 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Peter Worden scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Angel Montes | 45-47 |
| 08:07 | Cal State Northridge | The jumper by Ricky Sweeney is denied by Richard Fontanez | 45-47 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 07:51 | UTEP | Angel Montes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:26 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 07:25 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) SG - David Singleton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Ricky Sweeney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams (PG), Jesus Guzman (SF), Stanley Badgett (PF) Angel Montes, Mario Torres, Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (C) David Singleton, Todd Cox, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 07:09 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever buries a 3 from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-52 |
| 06:56 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Wiliams | 47-52 |
| 06:28 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kenneth Cheever | 47-55 |
| 06:08 | UTEP | Peter Worden comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 06:06 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:54 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Angel Montes (PG), James Wright (C) Peter Worden, Richard Fontanez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG) Cameron Swenson | |
| 05:51 | UTEP | Angel Montes is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Burke - foul #3 on Arthur Burke, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Montes and he's hacked by Kenneth Cheever - foul #1 on Kenneth Cheever, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF) Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman | |
| 05:32 | UTEP | Thomas Wiliams makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:18 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 05:16 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Peter Worden (SG) Thomas Wiliams | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney (C) Roderick Hudson | |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by James Wright - foul #3 on James Wright, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Luis Velasquez (PF) Stanley Badgett | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman (PF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:40 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:24 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 04:22 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 50-56 |
| 04:09 | Cal State Northridge | Angel Montes is called for the reach on Arthur Burke - foul #2 on Angel Montes, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Mario Torres (SF) Jesus Guzman | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG) Arthur Burke | |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Wright - foul #4 on James Wright, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Fontanez (C) James Wright | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:53 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | Angel Montes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 03:32 | UTEP | Luis Velasquez misses the tip | 50-57 |
| 03:31 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Richard Fontanez - foul #2 on Richard Fontanez, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Angel Montes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Worden (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Torres (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Luis Velasquez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Fontanez (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) SG - David Singleton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 03:09 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Erdman | 50-61 |
| 02:52 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Jesus Guzman (SF), Stanley Badgett (PF) Mario Torres, Luis Velasquez | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG) Cameron Swenson | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:29 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Erdman | 50-61 |
| 02:27 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Lawrence Erdman | 50-61 |
| 02:21 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Singleton | 50-64 |
| 02:03 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 50-64 |
| 02:01 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman grabs the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 01:51 | UTEP | Jesus Guzman double dribbles | 50-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (PF), Ruben Morris (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Todd Cox, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Angel Montes - foul #3 on Angel Montes, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:50 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | The refs have stopped play. Kenneth Cheever is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 50-66 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (SF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| 01:21 | UTEP | Peter Worden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-66 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson grabs the board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jesus Guzman picks off the pass by Todd Cox | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UTEP | Peter Worden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-66 |
| 00:52 | UTEP | Richard Fontanez tips it back up and in | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Cameron Swenson | 52-68 |
| 00:21 | UTEP | Ruben Morris is called for the reach on Peter Worden - foul #1 on Ruben Morris, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Roderick Hudson - foul #2 on Roderick Hudson, team foul #6 | 52-68 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Stanley Badgett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson runs out the clock | 53-68 |