| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) C - Roy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Brookover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Pleas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Summers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Isaac Demery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:50 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Isaac Demery | 43-34 |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Summers steps in front of the Danny Legler pass in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| 19:47 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Summers | 43-36 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 19:02 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama is open and buries a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas lays it in and he's hacked by Elden Balderrama - foul #2 on Elden Balderrama, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 18:56 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 18:38 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 45-39 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 18:24 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Danny Legler, Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Elam (PG), Peter Goss (SG), George Mears (SF), George Tarvin (C) David Brookover, Alan Pleas, Robert Summers, Isaac Demery | |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:29 | UC Riverside | Peter Goss hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 17:11 | New Mexico State | Robert King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | George Tarvin snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 16:48 | UC Riverside | John Elam comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-43 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Robert King grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler is fouled on the floor by John Elam - foul #1 on John Elam, team foul #1 | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Brown (PG), Alan Pleas (SG), Anthony Wright (C) Peter Goss, Larry Curtis, George Tarvin | |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Wright - foul #1 on Anthony Wright, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG), Carl Shevitz (SF) Jerome Miler, Jerry Vaughan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG), Isaac Demery (C) Jason Brown, George Mears | |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:25 | UC Riverside | John Elam pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | John Elam comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Elden Balderrama - foul #3 on Elden Balderrama, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Galen Jett (SF) Kenneth Hobdy, Elden Balderrama | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Summers (SF) David Brookover | |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | John Elam misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:07 | UC Riverside | John Elam makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:03 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler loses the dribble to Alan Pleas in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 15:47 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Galen Jett | 45-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Carl Shevitz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) C - Roy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - John Elam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Pleas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Summers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Wright (fresh) C - Isaac Demery (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler is hacked by John Elam in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Elam, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG) Carl Shevitz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG) John Elam | |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt's pass is intercepted by Robert Summers | 45-44 |
| 15:08 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:07 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Wright - foul #2 on Anthony Wright, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Danny Legler, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Brown (PG), Peter Goss (SG), George Mears (PF), George Tarvin (C) David Brookover, Alan Pleas, Anthony Wright, Isaac Demery | |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:46 | New Mexico State | Robert King pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Hobdy | 49-44 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | George Mears is hacked by Kenneth Hobdy - foul #3 on Kenneth Hobdy, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF) Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Elam (SF) Robert Summers | |
| 13:49 | UC Riverside | George Mears's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Decker | 49-44 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy blows the layup | 49-44 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Vaughan | 49-44 |
| 13:27 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz (PG), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG), Alan Pleas (SG), Larry Curtis (PF), Isaac Demery (C) Jason Brown, Peter Goss, George Mears, George Tarvin | |
| 13:05 | UC Riverside | David Brookover misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Miler - foul #2 on Jerome Miler, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| 13:05 | UC Riverside | David Brookover makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:05 | UC Riverside | David Brookover misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by John Elam - foul #3 on John Elam, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG) Jerry Vaughan | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Summers (SF), Anthony Wright (C) John Elam, Isaac Demery | |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:22 | UC Riverside | David Brookover buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Summers | 51-48 |
| 12:01 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 51-48 |
| 11:59 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | UC Riverside | Anthony Wright snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:40 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:38 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 11:36 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Carl Shevitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elden Balderrama (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Miler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Brookover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Pleas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Larry Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 11:01 | UC Riverside | David Brookover's pass is intercepted by Elden Balderrama | 53-48 |
| 10:46 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 53-48 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:28 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Elden Balderrama | 55-48 |
| 10:12 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 10:11 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roy Brown | 55-48 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz misses the wide open runner from the right block but the foul's on Larry Curtis - foul #1 on Larry Curtis, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Galen Jett (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Elden Balderrama, Jerome Miler, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Brown (PG), Peter Goss (SG), John Elam (SF), George Mears (PF), Isaac Demery (C) David Brookover, Alan Pleas, Robert Summers, Larry Curtis, Anthony Wright | |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:00 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Isaac Demery | 55-48 |
| 09:45 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Brown | 55-50 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (SG) Carl Shevitz | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 09:08 | UC Riverside | Jason Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Galen Jett | 55-50 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Danny Legler | 57-50 |
| 08:33 | UC Riverside | Peter Goss scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Jason Brown | 57-53 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-53 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Robert King snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by George Mears - foul #1 on George Mears, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF) Danny Legler, Galen Jett, Robert King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG), Robert Summers (SF), George Tarvin (C) Jason Brown, Peter Goss, Isaac Demery | |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 07:44 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 58-53 |
| 07:42 | UC Riverside | George Mears pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Brookover | 58-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elden Balderrama (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Decker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Brookover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Elam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - George Mears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Tarvin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | John Elam is called for the reach on Jonathan Schmidt - foul #4 on John Elam, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Jason Decker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas (SG), Larry Curtis (PF) John Elam, George Mears | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:50 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas misses the turnaround from the left block | 60-55 |
| 06:49 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the left block | 60-55 |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Larry Curtis | 60-55 |
| 06:10 | UC Riverside | George Tarvin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:54 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by David Brookover | 60-58 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Robert Summers steals the ball from Danny Legler in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas is fouled on the floor by Elden Balderrama - foul #4 on Elden Balderrama, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Jerome Miler (SG), Galen Jett (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Oliver (C) Danny Legler, Elden Balderrama, Jerry Vaughan, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Elam (PG), Anthony Wright (PF), Isaac Demery (C) David Brookover, Larry Curtis, George Tarvin | |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jerome Miler - foul #3 on Jerome Miler, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Peter Goss (SG) Alan Pleas | |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 05:37 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy is hacked by Isaac Demery - foul #2 on Isaac Demery, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Brown (PG) Robert Summers | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:19 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:07 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy is hacked by Peter Goss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Goss, team foul #10 | 60-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:01 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:01 | UC Riverside | Anthony Wright pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:43 | UC Riverside | John Elam scores on a shot near the basket | 61-62 |
| 04:27 | New Mexico State | Robert King can't connect on a shot from the left block | 61-62 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett snags the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Robert King is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler tips it back up and in | 63-62 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | John Elam drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Brown | 63-65 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Goss - foul #4 on Peter Goss, team foul #11 | 63-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz (PG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Galen Jett, Jason Oliver | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG), Alan Pleas (SG), George Mears (PF) Jason Brown, Peter Goss, Anthony Wright | |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:47 | UC Riverside | David Brookover hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 03:45 | New Mexico State | Robert King gets the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler is fouled in the backcourt by George Mears - foul #2 on George Mears, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Decker (PF) Robert King | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Summers (SF) John Elam | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:34 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Brookover | 66-67 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico State | Carl Shevitz hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Carl Shevitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerome Miler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Decker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - David Brookover (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Pleas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Summers (tiring) 15 pts. 4 stl. PF - George Mears (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Isaac Demery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | David Brookover buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Pleas | 66-70 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF) Carl Shevitz, Jerome Miler, Jerry Vaughan, Jason Decker | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Brown (PG), Peter Goss (SG), John Elam (SF), George Tarvin (C) David Brookover, Alan Pleas, Robert Summers, Isaac Demery | |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Elden Balderrama | 68-70 |
| 02:35 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis (PF) Jason Brown | |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 02:10 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to George Mears | 68-70 |
| 01:55 | UC Riverside | George Mears is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | David Brookover (PG), Alan Pleas (SG), Robert Summers (SF), Isaac Demery (C) John Elam, Peter Goss, Larry Curtis, George Tarvin | |
| 01:55 | UC Riverside | George Mears makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:55 | UC Riverside | George Mears makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Schmidt | 70-72 |
| 01:25 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler grabs the defensive rebound | 70-72 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler is fouled in the backcourt by David Brookover - foul #3 on David Brookover, team foul #13 | 70-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis (PF) George Mears | |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:22 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 01:08 | UC Riverside | Alan Pleas hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-75 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | David Brookover connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alan Pleas | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Elden Balderrama | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | David Brookover is hacked by Danny Legler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Legler, team foul #9 | 74-77 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | David Brookover makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | David Brookover makes the 2nd free throw | 74-79 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 74-79 |
| 00:12 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 74-79 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Legler - foul #2 on Danny Legler, team foul #10 | 74-79 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Peter Goss (SG), George Mears (C) Alan Pleas, Isaac Demery | |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Larry Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers grabs the offensive board | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers is hacked by Galen Jett - foul #1 on Galen Jett, team foul #11 | 74-80 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery (C) Larry Curtis | |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-81 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Isaac Demery grabs the defensive rebound | 74-81 |