| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Erdman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | David Singleton steals the ball from Charles Simpson | 35-40 |
| 19:35 | Cal State Northridge | Laurence Turner steps in front of the Arthur Burke pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 35-40 |
| 19:05 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:43 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:42 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:30 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson is hacked by Lawrence Erdman - foul #2 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson can't finish the layup | 35-40 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Gregory Woods misses the tip | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Burke | 35-42 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones tips it but misses | 35-42 |
| 17:35 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 16:32 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke buries a 3 from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 16:12 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones clanks a shot from the right side | 37-45 |
| 16:11 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gordon Jones - foul #3 on Gordon Jones, team foul #1 | 37-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), William Shipp (SF), Henry Simpson (PF), Justin Grisby (C) Laurence Turner, Frank Clark, Charles Simpson, Gordon Jones, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (SG), Kenneth Cheever (SF), Roderick Hudson (PF), Ruben Morris (C) David Singleton, Todd Cox, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:54 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Shipp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roderick Hudson (fresh) C - Ruben Morris (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-45 |
| 15:43 | Cal State Northridge | Ruben Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever loses the dribble to Frank Barnes | 37-45 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes banks in the layup | 39-45 |
| 15:00 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is fouled on the floor by Van McGinnis - foul #2 on Van McGinnis, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Clark (SG) Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Arthur Burke, Ruben Morris | |
| 14:40 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | William Shipp is fouled on the floor by Robert Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Robert Rogers, Kenneth Cheever, Roderick Hudson | |
| 14:08 | New Mexico State | David Singleton is called for the reach on Justin Grisby - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 13:45 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 13:43 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Clark steps in front of the Cameron Swenson pass in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby tips it home | 41-45 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:02 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 13:01 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 13:00 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:44 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Ricky Sweeney is blocked by Justin Grisby | 41-45 |
| 12:42 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:21 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman loses the ball out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Taylor (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), Charles Simpson (SF), Gordon Jones (PF), Gregory Woods (C) Laurence Turner, Frank Clark, Frank Barnes, William Shipp, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Kenneth Cheever (PF), Roderick Hudson (C) Cameron Swenson, David Singleton, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Rogers - foul #2 on Robert Rogers, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:43 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Cox | 41-47 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:03 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Arthur Burke | 41-47 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever is fouled on the floor by Charles Simpson - foul #2 on Charles Simpson, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG), Frank Barnes (SG) Jonathan Taylor, Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Lawrence Erdman (PF), Ricky Sweeney (C) Robert Rogers, Todd Cox, Roderick Hudson | |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Simpson - foul #3 on Charles Simpson, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Clark (SG) Frank Barnes | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:47 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark knocks in the floater from the right side | 43-49 |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 43-49 |
| 10:07 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 09:38 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson travels with the ball | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox (SF) Kenneth Cheever | |
| 09:17 | Cal State Northridge | Laurence Turner takes the ball from David Singleton | 43-51 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Todd Cox - foul #2 on Todd Cox, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Shipp (PF), Justin Grisby (C) Gordon Jones, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Kenneth Cheever (C) Arthur Burke, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:01 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:01 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 08:55 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton is denied on a layup by Charles Simpson | 44-51 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | William Shipp hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Laurence Turner | 46-51 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-51 |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Laurence Turner | 48-51 |
| 07:59 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Shipp - foul #2 on William Shipp, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), Henry Simpson (PF) Laurence Turner, Frank Clark, Charles Simpson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Rogers (SG), Ricky Sweeney (C) David Singleton, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 07:59 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 07:59 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:41 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones (PF) Henry Simpson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Kenneth Cheever (PF) Robert Rogers, Lawrence Erdman | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Frank Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Arthur Burke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Sweeney (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson's pass is intercepted by William Shipp | 48-53 |
| 07:14 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes clanks a floater from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 48-53 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cheever | 48-53 |
| 07:03 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox's pass is intercepted by William Shipp | 48-53 |
| 06:52 | New Mexico State | Arthur Burke is called for the reach on Frank Barnes - foul #3 on Arthur Burke, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Clark (SG), Gregory Woods (C) Van McGinnis, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Cameron Swenson, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Arthur Burke takes the ball from Frank Barnes | 48-53 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gordon Jones - foul #4 on Gordon Jones, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG) William Shipp | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever (SF) Todd Cox | |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cheever | 48-55 |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-55 |
| 05:41 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Cheever tips it in | 48-57 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes connects on the floater from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 05:02 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Erdman throws it down set up by David Singleton | 50-59 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Laurence Turner | 53-59 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Ricky Sweeney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lawrence Erdman | 53-62 |
| 04:23 | New Mexico State | Frank Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson (SF), William Shipp (PF), Justin Grisby (C) Frank Barnes, Gordon Jones, Gregory Woods | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson (PG), Robert Rogers (SG), Todd Cox (SF), Roderick Hudson (C) Arthur Burke, David Singleton, Lawrence Erdman, Ricky Sweeney | |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Simpson - foul #4 on Charles Simpson, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis (SG) Frank Clark | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 03:47 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Cheever swats the short shot by Charles Simpson | 53-64 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | William Shipp grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby hits the follow up shot | 55-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Van McGinnis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Shipp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Grisby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Cameron Swenson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Rogers (fresh) SF - Todd Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Cheever (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Roderick Hudson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson is fouled on the floor by Laurence Turner - foul #1 on Laurence Turner, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Frank Clark (SG) Laurence Turner, Van McGinnis | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton (SG), Lawrence Erdman (PF) Robert Rogers, Kenneth Cheever | |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:13 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | William Shipp is hacked by Lawrence Erdman - foul #3 on Lawrence Erdman, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | William Shipp makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | William Shipp misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Todd Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| 02:23 | Cal State Northridge | David Singleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG), Gordon Jones (PF), Gregory Woods (C) Frank Barnes, William Shipp, Justin Grisby | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arthur Burke (PG), Ricky Sweeney (C) Cameron Swenson, Roderick Hudson | |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones is hacked by Todd Cox - foul #3 on Todd Cox, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Frank Barnes (PG), Van McGinnis (SG), William Shipp (SF), Justin Grisby (C) Laurence Turner, Frank Clark, Charles Simpson, Gregory Woods | |
| 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 | |
| 02:09 | New Mexico State | Gordon Jones misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Roderick Hudson | 56-66 |
| 01:52 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Rogers | 56-68 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby misses badly on a runner near the basket | 56-68 |
| 01:43 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:18 | Cal State Northridge | Roderick Hudson drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Cameron Swenson | 56-70 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Justin Grisby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-70 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis tips it in | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis gets the rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Van McGinnis hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Barnes | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Cameron Swenson runs out the clock | 60-70 |