| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - John Richard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Bohanon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Lehman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scotty Coronel (fresh) C - Edward Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Swarey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks inbounds the ball | 21-24 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico State | Alvin Lehman is called for the reach on Greg Banks - foul #1 on Alvin Lehman, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 19:24 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Boykin | 21-27 |
| 19:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| 19:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is hacked by John Richard in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Richard, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edward Hunter, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Boykin | 23-29 |
| 17:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis (SG), Nathaniel Nurnberger (SF), Paul Casale (PF), Chuck Crawford (C) Donald Bohanon, Alvin Lehman, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier (PF) David Swarey | |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | John Richard steps in front of the Szczesny Stepnoski pass in the backcourt | 23-29 |
| 17:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nathaniel Nurnberger, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Lawrence (SF) John Richard | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Jeff Scott (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, Greg Banks, Roberto Costa | |
| 17:22 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lawrence - foul #1 on Joseph Lawrence, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Leiser (SF) Robert Boykin | |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Joseph Lawrence steals the ball from John Leiser | 23-29 |
| 17:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Joseph Lawrence lays it in | 25-29 |
| 16:45 | New Mexico State | Nathaniel Nurnberger steps in front of the Gonzalo Gonzales pass | 25-29 |
| 16:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | John Leiser drills a jumper near the basket set up by Alan Lamb | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Nathaniel Nurnberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Casale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Leiser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) C - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Gonzalo Gonzales steals it from Paul Casale | 28-31 |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | John Leiser clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | John Leiser grabs the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | John Leiser drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Lamb | 28-33 |
| 14:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis travels with the ball | 28-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Scotty Coronel (PF), Edward Hunter (C) Nathaniel Nurnberger, Jason Davis, Joseph Lawrence, Paul Casale, Chuck Crawford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Jeff Scott, John Leiser, Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter is denied on a layup by Roberto Costa | 28-35 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is fouled in the backcourt by Scotty Coronel - foul #2 on Scotty Coronel, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by David Swarey and the foul's on Edward Hunter - foul #2 on Edward Hunter, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski misses the free throw | 28-37 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico State | David Swarey snags the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico State | David Swarey misses the easy open layup | 28-37 |
| 13:07 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Scotty Coronel | 28-37 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Hunter | 31-37 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 12:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon is hacked by Robert Boykin - foul #1 on Robert Boykin, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Vlade Poplaski (PG), Jason Davis (SG), Nathaniel Nurnberger (SF), Paul Casale (PF), Randy Holmes (C) John Richard, Donald Bohanon, Alvin Lehman, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Errol Russo (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey, Roberto Costa | |
| 11:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Vlade Poplaski (fresh) SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Nurnberger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Casale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Errol Russo (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Casale - foul #3 on Paul Casale, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SF), Paul Barrier (PF) Greg Banks, Errol Russo | |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:45 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 11:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Paul Casale scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Vlade Poplaski | 37-38 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 11:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 10:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Casale - foul #4 on Paul Casale, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Scotty Coronel (PF), Edward Hunter (C) Vlade Poplaski, Jason Davis, Nathaniel Nurnberger, Paul Casale, Randy Holmes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Alan Lamb picks off the pass by John Richard in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 10:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 09:43 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon is hacked by Szczesny Stepnoski - foul #2 on Szczesny Stepnoski, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger (SF) Alvin Lehman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Greg Banks (SF) Jeff Scott | |
| 09:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 37-40 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses short on an open runner in the paint | 37-40 |
| 08:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Vlade Poplaski (PG), Jason Davis (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Chuck Crawford (C) John Richard, Donald Bohanon, Nathaniel Nurnberger, Scotty Coronel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Jeff Scott (SG), Paul Barrier (PF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Alan Lamb, Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey, Roberto Costa | |
| 08:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 07:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter buries a jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Vlade Poplaski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alvin Lehman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Hunter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Chuck Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Robert Boykin | 39-45 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 07:15 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 06:55 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-45 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks tips it in | 39-47 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 06:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford tips it in | 41-47 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Barrier, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), Nathaniel Nurnberger (SF), Scotty Coronel (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Vlade Poplaski, Jason Davis, Alvin Lehman, Edward Hunter, Chuck Crawford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), John Leiser (SF), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Jeff Scott, Greg Banks, Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| 05:38 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger clanks a shot from close range | 41-47 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | David Swarey pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | John Leiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG) Robert Boykin | |
| 05:06 | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Bohanon | 43-47 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Richard - foul #3 on John Richard, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 04:52 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Scotty Coronel | 43-48 |
| 04:25 | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 04:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon can't tip it in | 43-48 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is hacked by John Richard in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Richard, team foul #11 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis (SG), Paul Casale (PF) Donald Bohanon, Scotty Coronel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SG), Paul Barrier (PF) Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey | |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 03:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roberto Costa | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - John Richard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Nurnberger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Casale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Randy Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Leiser (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roberto Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | New Mexico State | John Leiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Vlade Poplaski (PG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Chuck Crawford (C) John Richard, Nathaniel Nurnberger, Randy Holmes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Greg Banks (SF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Jeff Scott, John Leiser, Roberto Costa | |
| 03:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (SG), Scotty Coronel (PF) Jason Davis, Paul Casale | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG) Alan Lamb | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 03:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier snags the defensive board | 43-50 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard (PG) Vlade Poplaski | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits a floater from close range | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Cal State Fullerton | John Richard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Swarey | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scotty Coronel - foul #3 on Scotty Coronel, team foul #12 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter (C) Chuck Crawford | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Greg Banks steps in front of the Alvin Lehman pass | 43-53 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Boykin and he's hacked by Donald Bohanon - foul #1 on Donald Bohanon, team foul #13 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger (PG), Jason Davis (SG), Joseph Lawrence (SF), Paul Casale (PF), Chuck Crawford (C) John Richard, Donald Bohanon, Alvin Lehman, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Jeff Scott (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Robert Boykin, Greg Banks, David Swarey, Roberto Costa | |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 01:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger is fouled on the floor by Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Leiser (SF) Szczesny Stepnoski | |
| 01:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-57 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott can't finish the layup | 43-57 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier tips it back up and in | 43-59 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Leiser - foul #1 on John Leiser, team foul #7 | 43-59 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 00:56 | Cal State Fullerton | Nathaniel Nurnberger makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb's floater is tipped away by Chuck Crawford | 45-59 |
| 00:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Paul Casale snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis drills a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Jeff Scott - foul #2 on Jeff Scott, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Jason Davis makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb runs out the clock | 48-59 |