| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Hayes (fresh) C - Wilfred Osmond (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Custer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luther Schmalz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | David Rice inbounds the ball | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:46 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-25 |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Morgan Nelson | 43-25 |
| 19:26 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey is hacked by John Jacobs - foul #2 on John Jacobs, team foul #1 | 43-25 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz lays it up and in | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-27 |
| 18:37 | New Mexico State | James Baker is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton (PF), Samuel Meigs (C) Louis Hayes, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd (C) James Baker | |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Rainey - foul #1 on Raymond Rainey, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt (SF) David Rice | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Mark Scott (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF) Morgan Nelson, Raymond Rainey, Luther Schmalz | |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 18:19 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 18:17 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Jacobs and he's hacked by Ronnie Loyd - foul #1 on Ronnie Loyd, team foul #3 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG) Paul Kerr, John Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:07 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt misses the free throw | 47-27 |
| 18:07 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Richard Ratliff is called for the reach on Mark Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #2 | 47-27 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 17:32 | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-29 |
| 17:31 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Ratliff - foul #4 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #3 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), John Jacobs (SG), David Rice (SF), Louis Hayes (PF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, Leonard Sneed, Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton, Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Raymond Rainey (SF), Luther Schmalz (PF), Bernard Potter (C) Kyle Holland, Mark Scott, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 17:06 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Louis Hayes | 47-29 |
| 16:53 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Rice | 50-29 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Schmalz | 50-31 |
| 16:11 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-31 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | John Jacobs steps in front of the Luther Schmalz pass | 50-31 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Wilfred Osmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Custer (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Rainey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luther Schmalz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernard Potter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Long Beach State | Bernard Potter is called for the reach on Paul Kerr - foul #2 on Bernard Potter, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), Gerard Merritt (SF), Paul Sexton (PF) Paul Kerr, John Jacobs, David Rice, Louis Hayes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Mark Scott (SG), Michael Fralick (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF), James Baker (C) Morgan Nelson, Andy Custer, Raymond Rainey, Luther Schmalz, Bernard Potter | |
| 15:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-31 |
| 15:21 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Sneed | 50-31 |
| 15:02 | Long Beach State | Wilfred Osmond buries a jumper from the right side | 52-31 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| 14:33 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed snags the defensive board | 52-31 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 14:10 | Long Beach State | Kyle Holland steals it from Lowell Leib | 52-31 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | James Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-31 |
| 13:41 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 52-31 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Scott | 52-34 |
| 13:01 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gerard Merritt | 55-34 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | Leonard Sneed is called for the reach on Mark Scott - foul #4 on Leonard Sneed, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr (PG), John Jacobs (SG), David Rice (SF), Louis Hayes (PF), Samuel Meigs (C) Lowell Leib, Leonard Sneed, Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG), Andy Custer (SG), Raymond Rainey (SF), Luther Schmalz (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Kyle Holland, Mark Scott, Michael Fralick, Virgil Oliver, James Baker | |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by John Jacobs - foul #3 on John Jacobs, team foul #5 | 55-34 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 12:03 | Long Beach State | David Rice drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Kerr | 58-36 |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | John Jacobs is called for the reach on Andy Custer - foul #4 on John Jacobs, team foul #6 | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Hayes (fresh) C - Samuel Meigs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Custer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luther Schmalz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:17 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Rainey | 58-38 |
| 10:54 | Long Beach State | John Jacobs makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Meigs | 60-38 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd travels in the backcourt | 60-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG) Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fralick (SF), Bernard Potter (C) Raymond Rainey, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 10:34 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Jacobs | 63-38 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Fralick | 63-40 |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | David Rice is hacked by Michael Fralick - foul #4 on Michael Fralick, team foul #5 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Mark Brown (SG), Paul Sexton (SF), Samuel Meigs (C) John Jacobs, David Rice, Paul Kerr | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (SG), Raymond Rainey (SF) Andy Custer, Michael Fralick | |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Raymond Rainey steals it from Louis Hayes | 63-40 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 09:11 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Paul Sexton | 63-40 |
| 08:42 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib (PG), John Jacobs (SG), David Rice (SF), Paul Kerr (C) Richard Ratliff, Mark Brown, Louis Hayes, Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andy Custer (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Kyle Holland, Raymond Rainey, Bernard Potter | |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Jacobs - foul #5 on John Jacobs, team foul #7 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed (SG) John Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver (PF), James Baker (C) Luther Schmalz, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 63-41 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-42 |
| 07:59 | Long Beach State | Morgan Nelson steals it from Leonard Sneed | 63-42 |
| 07:32 | New Mexico State | Andy Custer's layup is rejected by Paul Sexton | 63-42 |
| 07:30 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to David Rice | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Lowell Leib (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Sneed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Sexton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Kerr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andy Custer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Virgil Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andy Custer - foul #1 on Andy Custer, team foul #6 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt (SF), Wilfred Osmond (C) David Rice, Paul Kerr | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Raymond Rainey (SG), Michael Fralick (SF), Luther Schmalz (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Morgan Nelson, Andy Custer, Mark Scott, Virgil Oliver, James Baker | |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Paul Sexton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 06:47 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Schmalz | 65-44 |
| 06:22 | Long Beach State | Leonard Sneed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kyle Holland | 65-44 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 65-44 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Lowell Leib - foul #1 on Lowell Leib, team foul #8 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG), Mark Brown (SG), David Rice (SF), Samuel Meigs (PF), Paul Kerr (C) Lowell Leib, Leonard Sneed, Gerard Merritt, Paul Sexton, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Scott (PG), Andy Custer (SG), Bernard Potter (C) Kyle Holland, Raymond Rainey, Ronnie Loyd | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Luther Schmalz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff is fouled on the floor by Luther Schmalz - foul #3 on Luther Schmalz, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Baker (C) Luther Schmalz | |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:12 | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | James Baker grabs the board | 66-46 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | James Baker lays it in and the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes (PF) Richard Ratliff | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver (PF) Bernard Potter | |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | James Baker misses the free throw | 66-48 |
| 04:51 | New Mexico State | Michael Fralick pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | James Baker misses the dunk attempt | 66-48 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver hits the follow up shot | 66-50 |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Brown and the foul's on Mark Scott - foul #2 on Mark Scott, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Richard Ratliff (PG) Samuel Meigs | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Raymond Rainey (SF), Bernard Potter (C) Andy Custer, Michael Fralick, James Baker | |
| 04:13 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr misses the free throw | 68-50 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Richard Ratliff is called for the reach on Kyle Holland in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Ratliff, team foul #10 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gerard Merritt (SF), Wilfred Osmond (C) Richard Ratliff, David Rice | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown lays it in and he's hacked by Mark Scott - foul #3 on Mark Scott, team foul #9 | 70-52 |
| 03:53 | Long Beach State | Mark Brown misses the free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver grabs the board | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver's pass is intercepted by Mark Brown in the backcourt | 70-52 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Paul Kerr makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Paul Kerr (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Merritt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Wilfred Osmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Virgil Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bernard Potter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Gerard Merritt takes the ball from Mark Scott in the backcourt | 73-52 |
| 03:03 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib (PG), Leonard Sneed (SG), David Rice (SF), Samuel Meigs (C) Paul Kerr, Mark Brown, Gerard Merritt, Wilfred Osmond | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd (C) Virgil Oliver | |
| 02:42 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-55 |
| 02:28 | Long Beach State | Bernard Potter denies the turnaround by Lowell Leib | 73-55 |
| 02:27 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:02 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland drills a 3 from the right corner | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Long Beach State | David Rice comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:25 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd snags the offensive board | 73-58 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Louis Hayes knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-61 |
| 00:46 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Louis Hayes | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Rice | 78-61 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Lowell Leib runs out the clock | 78-64 |