| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) SG - Sean Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Chappell - foul #3 on Sean Chappell, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese (SF) Sean Chappell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt's floater is tipped away by Adolph McEaddy | 42-41 |
| 19:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 19:19 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Galen Jett - foul #1 on Galen Jett, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 18:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-41 |
| 18:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese grabs the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar (PF) Adolph McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG) Danny Legler | |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy is hacked by James Cloutier - foul #3 on James Cloutier, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Paul Lyon (SF) James Cloutier, William Pfeiffer, Johnny Calabrese | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF) Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett | |
| 17:55 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy is fouled on the floor by John Edgar - foul #1 on John Edgar, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre (C) Mtima Abdi | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Hobdy | 42-43 |
| 17:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert King | 42-43 |
| 17:14 | New Mexico State | Paul Lyon swats the shot by Robert King | 42-43 |
| 17:12 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 42-43 |
| 16:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer (SG), Johnny Calabrese (SF), Adolph McEaddy (PF), Mtima Abdi (C) Dikembe Abdul, Paul Lyon, John Edgar, Paul Pierre | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Elden Balderrama (SG), Roy Brown (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Jerry Vaughan, Jason Decker | |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elden Balderrama | 42-45 |
| 16:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Robert King pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 16:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffery Epps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Johnny Calabrese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Miler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Sean Chappell (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) Jeffery Epps, William Pfeiffer, Johnny Calabrese, Adolph McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Carl Shevitz (SG), Galen Jett (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Jason Decker (C) Danny Legler, Elden Balderrama, Jerome Miler, Robert King, Roy Brown | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 15:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Decker is called for the reach on Mtima Abdi - foul #1 on Jason Decker, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre (C) Mtima Abdi | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 15:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:02 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Galen Jett | 42-45 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy (PF) John Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roy Brown (C) Jason Decker | |
| 14:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer (SF) Paul Lyon | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG) Carl Shevitz | |
| 14:20 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-45 |
| 14:18 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-45 |
| 14:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Pierre grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan Schmidt takes the ball from William Pfeiffer | 42-45 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico State | Sean Chappell is called for the reach on Elden Balderrama in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sean Chappell, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SF), Mtima Abdi (C) James Cloutier, Sean Chappell, Adolph McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Jerome Miler (SF), Robert King (PF) Kenneth Hobdy, Galen Jett, Jonathan Schmidt | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Robert King can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Mtima Abdi - foul #2 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) William Pfeiffer, Paul Pierre | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan (SF), Jason Decker (C) Elden Balderrama, Roy Brown | |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Robert King makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:28 | New Mexico State | Robert King makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 13:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Robert King gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Johnny Calabrese is called for the reach on Danny Legler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnny Calabrese, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 12:58 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerome Miler | 42-50 |
| 12:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Lyon | 45-50 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Epps steps in front of the Danny Legler pass in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 12:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps hits the finger roll | 47-50 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan is fouled on the floor by Mtima Abdi - foul #3 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), William Pfeiffer (SF), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Jeffery Epps, Johnny Calabrese, Paul Lyon, John Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Carl Shevitz (SG), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Danny Legler, Jerome Miler, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF) Carl Shevitz, Jerry Vaughan | |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fresh) 7 pts. C - Mtima Abdi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 11:42 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdul | 49-51 |
| 11:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Brown | 49-51 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | Dikembe Abdul steps in front of the Kenneth Hobdy pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 10:52 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul | 51-51 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Hobdy | 51-54 |
| 10:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF), Paul Pierre (C) James Cloutier, Dikembe Abdul, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy, Mtima Abdi | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Jerome Miler (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 09:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 09:16 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler hits a jumper from the right side | 51-56 |
| 08:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert King denies the turnaround by Paul Pierre | 51-56 |
| 08:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| 08:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese clanks a jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan loses the ball out of bounds | 51-56 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), William Pfeiffer (SG), Adolph McEaddy (PF), Mtima Abdi (C) Jeffery Epps, Paul Lyon, John Edgar, Paul Pierre | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Danny Legler, Jerome Miler, Jerry Vaughan, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| 07:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Pfeiffer | 53-56 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Johnny Calabrese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kenneth Hobdy (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt throws it down on a nice dish by Roy Brown | 53-58 |
| 07:23 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Adolph McEaddy | 56-58 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt loses the dribble to James Cloutier in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| 07:04 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier dunks the ball and he's hacked by Kenneth Hobdy - foul #1 on Kenneth Hobdy, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell (SG) Johnny Calabrese | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan (SF) Galen Jett | |
| 07:04 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier makes the free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Elden Balderrama | 59-60 |
| 06:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Brown | 59-60 |
| 06:36 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 06:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Paul Lyon (SF), Paul Pierre (C) James Cloutier, William Pfeiffer, Mtima Abdi | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Jerome Miler (SG), Carl Shevitz (SF), Robert King (PF), Jason Decker (C) Kenneth Hobdy, Elden Balderrama, Jerry Vaughan, Jonathan Schmidt, Roy Brown | |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico State | Jason Decker comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 05:30 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Sean Chappell | 61-60 |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Paul Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul (SG), John Edgar (PF) Sean Chappell, Adolph McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Galen Jett (SF) Danny Legler | |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler lays it up and in set up by Carl Shevitz | 61-62 |
| 04:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jerome Miler steals the ball from Dikembe Abdul | 61-62 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Lyon - foul #1 on Paul Lyon, team foul #8 | 61-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier (PG), Johnny Calabrese (SF), Mtima Abdi (C) Jeffery Epps, Paul Lyon, Paul Pierre | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG), Jonathan Schmidt (PF), Roy Brown (C) Jerome Miler, Robert King, Jason Decker | |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:11 | UC Santa Barbara | John Edgar grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 03:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi connects on the shot from the left block | 63-63 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Cloutier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Calabrese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Edgar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Carl Shevitz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown hits the follow up shot | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Shevitz - foul #2 on Carl Shevitz, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell (SG), William Pfeiffer (SF) Dikembe Abdul, Johnny Calabrese | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Kenneth Hobdy (SG), Jerry Vaughan (SF) Carl Shevitz, Elden Balderrama, Galen Jett | |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Mtima Abdi | 63-65 |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-65 |
| 03:05 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the tip | 63-65 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF) Kenneth Hobdy, Jerry Vaughan | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt misses short on a floater in the paint | 63-65 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Brown | 63-68 |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Pfeiffer | 65-68 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett loses the dribble to James Cloutier in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| 01:46 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to William Pfeiffer | 65-68 |
| 01:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 65-68 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-68 |
| 01:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy (PF) John Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler is fouled on the floor by Mtima Abdi - foul #4 on Mtima Abdi, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | UC Santa Barbara | James Cloutier's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Schmidt | 65-68 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler gets the rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler is hacked by James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Cloutier, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:10 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer drills a 3 from straight away | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt is hacked by James Cloutier in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Cloutier, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG) James Cloutier | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps grabs the offensive board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler clanks a fullcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffery Epps (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Chappell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Pfeiffer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mtima Abdi (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Elden Balderrama (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 04:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi is whistled for traveling | 71-71 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kenneth Hobdy (PG), Jerome Miler (SF) Danny Legler, Galen Jett | |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Roy Brown | 71-73 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi is hacked by Roy Brown - foul #4 on Roy Brown, team foul #7 | 71-73 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan (SF) Elden Balderrama | |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 04:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | Sean Chappell picks off the pass by Jerry Vaughan in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| 03:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy can't finish the layup | 73-73 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico State | Jerome Miler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-75 |
| 03:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy is whistled for a carry | 73-75 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese (SG), Paul Lyon (SF), John Edgar (PF) Sean Chappell, William Pfeiffer, Adolph McEaddy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Paul Lyon is called for the reach on Jerry Vaughan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Lyon, team foul #12 | 73-75 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dikembe Abdul (SG) Jeffery Epps | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 02:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi loses the dribble to Jonathan Schmidt | 73-77 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-77 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps (PG), Sean Chappell (SG), William Pfeiffer (SF), Adolph McEaddy (PF) Johnny Calabrese, Dikembe Abdul, Paul Lyon, John Edgar | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Danny Legler (PG), Elden Balderrama (SG), Galen Jett (SF) Kenneth Hobdy, Jerome Miler, Jerry Vaughan | |
| 02:31 | New Mexico State | Mtima Abdi swats the layup by Elden Balderrama | 73-77 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Brown | 73-77 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown makes the floater from the left block set up by Jonathan Schmidt | 73-79 |
| 01:58 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-79 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler grabs the defensive rebound | 73-79 |
| 01:33 | New Mexico State | Elden Balderrama clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-79 |
| 01:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi pulls down the rebound | 73-79 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan Schmidt is called for the reach on Sean Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Schmidt, team foul #8 | 73-79 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 74-79 |
| 01:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico State | Galen Jett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 75-79 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt snags the offensive board | 75-79 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Danny Legler comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 75-79 |
| 00:48 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Sean Chappell | 75-79 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jeffery Epps (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Chappell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. PF - Adolph McEaddy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mtima Abdi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Danny Legler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Elden Balderrama (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Galen Jett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schmidt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Sean Chappell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-79 |
| 00:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy grabs the offensive board | 75-79 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi misses badly on a shot near the basket | 75-79 |
| 00:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi hits the follow up shot | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt is hacked by Jeffery Epps in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffery Epps, team foul #13 | 77-79 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 77-81 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt grabs the board | 77-81 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt is hacked by Sean Chappell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Chappell, team foul #14 | 77-81 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese (SF) Sean Chappell | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:24 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-83 |
| 00:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Johnny Calabrese drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Epps | 80-83 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt is hacked by William Pfeiffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Pfeiffer, team foul #15 | 80-83 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | William Pfeiffer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-85 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Roy Brown | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Epps is called for the reach on Roy Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffery Epps, team foul #16 | 80-85 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Vaughan (SF) Galen Jett | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico State | Roy Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Adolph McEaddy pulls down the rebound | 80-85 |
| 00:11 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-85 |
| 00:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps is hacked by Jerry Vaughan - foul #2 on Jerry Vaughan, team foul #9 | 80-85 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Galen Jett (SF) Jerry Vaughan | |
| 00:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps makes the 1st free throw | 81-85 |
| 00:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffery Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Epps is called for the reach on Jonathan Schmidt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Epps, team foul #17 | 82-85 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt makes the 1st free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Schmidt misses the 2nd free throw | 82-86 |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi grabs the board | 82-86 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Mtima Abdi misses the halfcourt shot | 82-86 |