| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - David Swarey (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick McKay (fresh) SG - Sam Hazard (fresh) SF - Eric Bradshaw (fresh) PF - Jessie Rudisill (fresh) C - Caleb Black (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black 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 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Boykin | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Long Beach State | Greg Banks steals the ball from Eric Bradshaw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | David Swarey clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | David Swarey grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is hacked by Sam Hazard - foul #1 on Sam Hazard, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | New Mexico State | David Swarey drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw makes the floater from the baseline set up by Derrick McKay | 4-4 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Szczesny Stepnoski | 7-4 |
| 17:14 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Bjork (PG), Alex Crow (SG), Craig McQueeny (SF), John Wyatt (PF), John Dunaway (C) Derrick McKay, Sam Hazard, Eric Bradshaw, Jessie Rudisill, Caleb Black | |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Craig McQueeny and he's fouled by Greg Banks - foul #1 on Greg Banks, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (SG), Paul Barrier (PF) Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:04 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb is fouled in the backcourt by John Dunaway - foul #1 on John Dunaway, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:53 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | Long Beach State | William Bjork buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wyatt | 7-12 |
| 16:31 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-12 |
| 16:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Craig McQueeny | 7-12 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway is denied on a layup by Greg Banks | 7-12 |
| 16:18 | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 16:14 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb connects on the floater from the right side set up by Robert Boykin | 9-12 |
| 15:46 | Long Beach State | William Bjork connects on the floater in the paint | 9-14 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Greg Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Barrier (fresh) C - Gonzalo Gonzales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Bjork (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alex Crow (fresh) SF - Craig McQueeny (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Wyatt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dunaway (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Lamb and the foul's on Craig McQueeny - foul #1 on Craig McQueeny, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), David Swarey (PF), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Paul Barrier, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), Sam Hazard (SG), Alan Leaman (SF), Jessie Rudisill (PF), Caleb Black (C) William Bjork, Alex Crow, Craig McQueeny, John Wyatt, John Dunaway | |
| 15:35 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses the free throw | 11-14 |
| 15:35 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Greg Banks - foul #2 on Greg Banks, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (PG), John Leiser (SF) Alan Lamb, Greg Banks | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 15:13 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 15:11 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski's pass is intercepted by Sam Hazard in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 14:47 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Derrick McKay and he's hacked by David Swarey - foul #1 on David Swarey, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw (SF) Alan Leaman | |
| 14:47 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 14:29 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa lays it in on a nice dish by John Leiser | 13-19 |
| 14:12 | Long Beach State | Jessie Rudisill is hacked by Jeff Scott - foul #1 on Jeff Scott, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb (PG), Paul Barrier (PF), Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Szczesny Stepnoski, David Swarey, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Bjork (SG), Alex Crow (SF), Alan Leaman (PF) Sam Hazard, Eric Bradshaw, Jessie Rudisill | |
| 13:55 | Long Beach State | Alan Lamb steals it from William Bjork | 13-19 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-19 |
| 13:35 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Barrier | 13-19 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Errol Russo (C) John Leiser, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard (SG), Eric Bradshaw (SF), John Wyatt (PF), John Dunaway (C) Derrick McKay, Alex Crow, Alan Leaman, Caleb Black | |
| 12:48 | Long Beach State | Gonzalo Gonzales is called for the reach on John Dunaway - foul #1 on Gonzalo Gonzales, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Roberto Costa (C) Alan Lamb, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 12:25 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway hits the follow up shot | 13-21 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 12:04 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:48 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-21 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Szczesny Stepnoski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Errol Russo (fresh) C - Roberto Costa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Bjork (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sam Hazard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Dunaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Boykin | 16-21 |
| 11:19 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 11:08 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa snags the offensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-21 |
| 10:56 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | Sam Hazard steals it from Roberto Costa | 16-24 |
| 10:02 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Bjork | 16-26 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-26 |
| 09:43 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 09:30 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard grabs the offensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Errol Russo - foul #1 on Errol Russo, team foul #6 | 16-26 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (PG), Alan Lamb (SG), John Leiser (SF), David Swarey (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Robert Boykin, Szczesny Stepnoski, Jeff Scott, Errol Russo, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), Alex Crow (SG), Jessie Rudisill (PF), Caleb Black (C) William Bjork, Sam Hazard, John Wyatt, John Dunaway | |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 09:20 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-28 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier tips it but misses | 16-28 |
| 09:04 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 08:44 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay is called for traveling | 16-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Craig McQueeny (SF) Eric Bradshaw | |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-28 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier grabs the offensive board | 16-28 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Craig McQueeny - foul #2 on Craig McQueeny, team foul #4 | 16-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman (SF) Craig McQueeny | |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 07:51 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow is whistled for a carry | 17-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG) Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Leiser | 20-28 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leiser (fresh) PF - David Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Derrick McKay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alex Crow (fresh) SF - Alan Leaman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jessie Rudisill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Caleb Black (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Leiser - foul #1 on John Leiser, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gonzalo Gonzales (C) Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), Sam Hazard (SG) Derrick McKay, Alex Crow | |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:21 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jessie Rudisill - foul #1 on Jessie Rudisill, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott (SF) John Leiser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Alex Crow (SF) Alan Leaman | |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:54 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Millard Langford | 22-33 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Jeff Scott is hacked by Sam Hazard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sam Hazard, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (PG), Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Alan Lamb, David Swarey | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw (SF) Sam Hazard | |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG) Millard Langford | |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #1 on Roberto Costa, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:06 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:49 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski clanks a jumper from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 05:47 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa tips it in | 24-33 |
| 05:28 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick McKay | 24-35 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong's pass is intercepted by Caleb Black in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| 05:18 | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 05:16 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 05:02 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black's floater is tipped away by Gonzalo Gonzales | 24-35 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Roberto Costa hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #2 on Roberto Costa, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin (PG), Alan Lamb (SG), John Leiser (SF), Paul Barrier (PF), Errol Russo (C) Li-Liang Xayavong, Szczesny Stepnoski, Jeff Scott, Gonzalo Gonzales, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Millard Langford (PG), William Bjork (SG), Alan Leaman (PF), John Wyatt (C) Derrick McKay, Alex Crow, Jessie Rudisill, Caleb Black | |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:35 | Long Beach State | Eric Bradshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Errol Russo | 26-36 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico State | Alan Lamb connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-36 |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Errol Russo - foul #2 on Errol Russo, team foul #10 | 28-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Swarey (PF) Errol Russo | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Dunaway (C) Eric Bradshaw | |
| 04:01 | Long Beach State | Alan Leaman makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:56 | New Mexico State | Millard Langford steals the ball from John Leiser in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 03:55 | Long Beach State | Millard Langford jams it | 28-41 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin is fouled in the backcourt by William Bjork - foul #1 on William Bjork, team foul #7 | 28-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Greg Banks (SF) John Leiser | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard (SG), Craig McQueeny (SF) Millard Langford, Alan Leaman | |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Boykin misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:51 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-41 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Robert Boykin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alan Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Swarey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Barrier (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - William Bjork (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Craig McQueeny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Dunaway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier blows the wide open layup | 28-41 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Craig McQueeny is called for the reach on Greg Banks - foul #3 on Craig McQueeny, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), Alan Leaman (SF), Caleb Black (C) William Bjork, Craig McQueeny, John Wyatt | |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway blows the dunk but the foul's on Paul Barrier - foul #1 on Paul Barrier, team foul #11 | 30-41 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | John Dunaway makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Sam Hazard takes the ball from Robert Boykin in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| 02:57 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard hits the finger roll | 30-45 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | The jump hook by Paul Barrier is blocked by John Dunaway | 30-45 |
| 02:29 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black gets the rebound | 30-45 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Swarey - foul #2 on David Swarey, team foul #12 | 30-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Leiser (SG), Gonzalo Gonzales (PF), Errol Russo (C) Alan Lamb, David Swarey, Paul Barrier | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | William Bjork (PG), Alex Crow (SF), Jessie Rudisill (PF) Derrick McKay, Alan Leaman, John Dunaway | |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:24 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard misses the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Greg Banks | 30-46 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Alex Crow steals it from John Leiser | 30-46 |
| 02:07 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard lays it up and in set up by Alex Crow | 30-48 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico State | John Leiser can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 30-48 |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | William Bjork gets the rebound | 30-48 |
| 01:45 | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Gonzalo Gonzales | 30-48 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-48 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | Alex Crow snags the defensive board | 30-48 |
| 01:18 | Long Beach State | Greg Banks picks off the pass by Alex Crow | 30-48 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Caleb Black - foul #1 on Caleb Black, team foul #9 | 30-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (PG), Alan Lamb (SG), Roberto Costa (C) Robert Boykin, Greg Banks, Gonzalo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Derrick McKay (PG), John Wyatt (C) Sam Hazard, Caleb Black | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 01:16 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-48 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | William Bjork can't connect on a runner from the right block | 31-48 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Lamb | 34-48 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #13 | 34-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski (SG), Greg Banks (SF), David Swarey (PF), Paul Barrier (C) Li-Liang Xayavong, John Leiser, Errol Russo, Roberto Costa | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sam Hazard (SG), Alan Leaman (SF), Caleb Black (C) William Bjork, Alex Crow, Jessie Rudisill | |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:27 | Long Beach State | John Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Paul Barrier pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Leaman - foul #1 on Alan Leaman, team foul #10 | 34-49 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Caleb Black drills a jump hook from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Szczesny Stepnoski clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-51 |