| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Yates (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cotto (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Loren Fennell inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Cal | John Stennis denies the turnaround by Eric Carter | 41-29 |
| 19:39 | New Mexico | John Stennis gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 19:27 | New Mexico | James Cotto hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 41-29 |
| 19:26 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 19:01 | Cal | Edward Muller comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 18:59 | Cal | William Holmes hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 18:46 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 41-31 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Edward Muller snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 18:24 | Cal | William Holmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | John Stennis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:00 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is hacked by Edward Muller - foul #2 on Edward Muller, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Grant Paulson is denied by Bill Runnels | 41-31 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:23 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 17:21 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 41-31 |
| 16:57 | Cal | Edward Muller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Yates | 41-31 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 16:48 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:31 | Cal | Edward Muller misses short on a runner from close range but the foul's on Ricardo Enriquez - foul #1 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG), William Johansson (SF), John Pecor (PF), Michael Houston (C) Ricardo Enriquez, Michael Yates, James Cotto, John Stennis | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Bentley (C) Bill Runnels | |
| 16:31 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:31 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #1 on Loren Fennell, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:58 | Cal | Edward Muller banks in the layup set up by Loren Fennell | 42-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Warren Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Grant Paulson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Pecor (fresh) C - Michael Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Michael Houston tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 15:27 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Muller | 44-38 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | William Johansson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG) Grant Paulson | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 14:55 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to John Pecor | 44-38 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico | Michael Houston is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Houston, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), James Cotto (PF), John Stennis (C) William Johansson, John Pecor, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Cal | Bill Runnels (C) Melvin Bentley | |
| 14:15 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Runnels | 44-40 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 13:28 | Cal | William Holmes blows the layup but he's hacked by William Johansson - foul #1 on William Johansson, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG) Warren Adams | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG) Eric Carter | |
| 13:28 | Cal | William Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:28 | Cal | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Runnels | 44-41 |
| 13:13 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:56 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Engelbrecht | 44-43 |
| 12:41 | New Mexico | Edward Muller is called for the reach on Michael Yates - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), John Pecor (PF), Michael Houston (C) Michael Yates, James Cotto, John Stennis | |
| Subs | Cal | Melvin Bentley (C) Bill Runnels | |
| 12:23 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez tips it in | 46-43 |
| 12:02 | Cal | William Holmes buries a runner in the paint set up by Edward Muller | 46-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Grant Paulson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johansson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Pecor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico | William Johansson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 11:23 | Cal | Loren Fennell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | Cal | William Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 11:06 | Cal | Edward Muller is hacked by William Johansson - foul #2 on William Johansson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), James Cotto (PF), John Stennis (C) William Johansson, John Pecor, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Loren Fennell, Melvin Bentley | |
| 10:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Stennis - foul #2 on John Stennis, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 10:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | Michael Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 10:05 | Cal | Edward Muller hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bill Runnels | 48-49 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Carter - foul #1 on Eric Carter, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG) Grant Paulson | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Jerry Pruitt | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Michael Yates makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Michael Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 09:28 | Cal | Bill Runnels can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 50-49 |
| 09:27 | Cal | Bill Runnels tips it but misses | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | James Cotto snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 09:05 | Cal | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 50-49 |
| 08:48 | Cal | Eric Carter buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 50-51 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico | Eric Carter steps in front of the John Stennis pass | 50-51 |
| 07:52 | Cal | Loren Fennell loses the dribble to Ricardo Enriquez | 50-51 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Yates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cotto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - John Stennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Holmes (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on William Holmes - foul #3 on William Holmes, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Grant Paulson (SG), William Johansson (SF), John Pecor (C) Warren Adams, Michael Yates, John Stennis | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Patrick Wicklund (PF), Melvin Bentley (C) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, William Holmes, Bill Runnels | |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:18 | Cal | Ricardo Enriquez picks off the pass by Tom Engelbrecht | 51-51 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bentley - foul #2 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Houston (C) James Cotto | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 06:52 | New Mexico | William Johansson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Melvin Bentley grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 06:46 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht is hacked by Grant Paulson - foul #2 on Grant Paulson, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 06:46 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:46 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez throws it down on a nice dish by John Pecor and the foul's on Melvin Bentley - foul #3 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Loren Fennell | |
| 06:23 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:10 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Michael Houston connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ricardo Enriquez | 56-53 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Houston - foul #2 on Michael Houston, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Warren Adams (PG) Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 05:24 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:24 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Warren Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:59 | New Mexico | Michael Houston travels with the ball | 56-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Yates (SF), John Stennis (PF) William Johansson, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Cal | William Holmes (PF) Patrick Wicklund | |
| 04:30 | Cal | Eric Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 04:28 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Holmes - foul #4 on William Holmes, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bobby Boulanger (PF) Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Melvin Bentley | |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:15 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Bill Runnels is fouled on the floor by John Stennis - foul #3 on John Stennis, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Johansson (PG), James Cotto (SF), John Pecor (C) Grant Paulson, Michael Yates, Bobby Boulanger | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (PG) Jerry Pruitt | |
| 03:48 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:48 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - William Johansson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Cotto (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Pecor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:38 | New Mexico | Warren Adams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | John Pecor grabs the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | William Johansson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-57 |
| 03:26 | Cal | Bill Runnels gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:09 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Tom Engelbrecht | 58-60 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | John Pecor misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | James Cotto pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez (PG), Grant Paulson (SG), Michael Yates (SF) William Johansson, Warren Adams, John Pecor | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Tom Engelbrecht | |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Loren Fennell is called for the reach on Michael Yates - foul #2 on Loren Fennell, team foul #9 | 58-60 |
| 02:44 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 02:44 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:18 | Cal | Bill Runnels hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 58-60 |
| 02:17 | Cal | Loren Fennell misses the tip | 58-60 |
| 02:15 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Stennis | 61-60 |
| 01:48 | Cal | Bill Runnels knocks in the floater from the left block | 61-62 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto is fouled on the floor by Eric Carter - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #10 | 61-62 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | James Cotto makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:06 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 01:04 | Cal | Bill Runnels pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 00:44 | Cal | John Stennis is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #4 on John Stennis, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Eric Carter misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 62-63 |
| 00:28 | Cal | Eric Carter grabs the board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Cal | Eric Carter is hacked by Grant Paulson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Grant Paulson, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:27 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the board | 62-65 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Ricardo Enriquez is called for the reach on Bill Runnels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (PG), Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Edward Muller, Eric Carter, William Holmes | |
| 00:15 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:15 | Cal | Bill Runnels makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Michael Yates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | James Cotto snags the offensive board | 62-67 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Grant Paulson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Cal | The rebound goes to Patrick Wicklund | 62-67 |
| 00:04 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG) Jerry Pruitt | |
| 00:03 | Cal | Edward Muller is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #4 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #13 | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:03 | Cal | Edward Muller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Ricardo Enriquez hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 62-69 |