| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Hyman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roosevelt Maldanado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Keith (fresh) C - Donald Mundy (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Bates (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rueb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Sinkler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lizotte (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | James Rueb inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates hits the finger roll set up by William Lizotte | 26-37 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Johnson and he's hacked by Steven Bates - foul #2 on Steven Bates, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Rueb | 29-40 |
| 18:26 | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman tips it but misses | 29-40 |
| 18:23 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:00 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Maldanado - foul #2 on Roosevelt Maldanado, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp (PG), Jessie Duffey (C) Jerry Johnson, Donald Mundy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Odell Buckles (SG), Dennis Roper (SF), Marko Zavatson (PF) Michael Dunn, James Rueb, Kyle Sinkler | |
| 17:33 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Odell Buckles | 29-42 |
| 17:17 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-42 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Roosevelt Maldanado tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 16:47 | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Steven Bates | 31-45 |
| 16:24 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:18 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates misses the 3 from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 16:17 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:04 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson (PG), James Barbee (SG), Donald Mundy (C) Anthony Camp, Andrew Hyman, Jessie Duffey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson (PG), Michael Dunn (SG), Richard Justice (SF), Kyle Sinkler (PF), Swietomierz Zeh (C) Steven Bates, Odell Buckles, Dennis Roper, Marko Zavatson, William Lizotte | |
| 15:36 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Donald Mundy grabs the board | 31-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barbee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Maldanado (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Keith (tiring) 3 pts. C - Donald Mundy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andrew Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Justice (fresh) PF - Kyle Sinkler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Swietomierz Zeh (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith misses the easy layup | 31-45 |
| 15:12 | UC Riverside | Swietomierz Zeh pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 14:44 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 31-45 |
| 14:43 | New Mexico State | Donald Mundy pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp (SG), Earl Caldwell (PF), Jessie Duffey (C) Roosevelt Maldanado, Donald Keith, Donald Mundy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Rueb (SF) Richard Justice | |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Swietomierz Zeh blows the dunk but the foul's on Anthony Camp - foul #2 on Anthony Camp, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Bates (PG) Andrew Thompson | |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Swietomierz Zeh makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:22 | UC Riverside | Swietomierz Zeh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Barbee and the foul's on Michael Dunn - foul #1 on Michael Dunn, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman (SG), Roosevelt Maldanado (SF) Jerry Johnson, James Barbee | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Odell Buckles (SG), William Lizotte (C) Michael Dunn, Swietomierz Zeh | |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | James Rueb misses the runner in the lane | 34-47 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey's pass is intercepted by William Lizotte in the backcourt | 34-47 |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jessie Duffey - foul #1 on Jessie Duffey, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson (PG), Donald Mundy (C) Anthony Camp, Jessie Duffey | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper (SF) James Rueb | |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:13 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Earl Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:49 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Hyman, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Barbee (SG) Andrew Hyman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson (PG), Michael Dunn (SG), Marko Zavatson (PF) Steven Bates, Odell Buckles, Kyle Sinkler | |
| 12:27 | UC Riverside | Marko Zavatson buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Lizotte | 34-50 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Earl Caldwell can't connect on a shot from the left block | 34-50 |
| 12:02 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson pulls down the rebound | 34-50 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by James Barbee - foul #1 on James Barbee, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp (PG), Andrew Hyman (SG) Jerry Johnson, Roosevelt Maldanado | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Odell Buckles (SG), James Rueb (SF), Kyle Sinkler (PF), Swietomierz Zeh (C) Michael Dunn, Dennis Roper, Marko Zavatson, William Lizotte | |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 11:41 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Kyle Sinkler is called for the reach on Earl Caldwell - foul #1 on Kyle Sinkler, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roosevelt Maldanado (SF) James Barbee | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Bates (PG) Andrew Thompson | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Camp (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Hyman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roosevelt Maldanado (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Earl Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Mundy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Bates (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Rueb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kyle Sinkler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Swietomierz Zeh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Camp | 36-51 |
| 10:52 | UC Riverside | Swietomierz Zeh drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Steven Bates | 36-53 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-53 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Donald Mundy grabs the offensive board | 36-53 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Earl Caldwell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Mundy | 39-53 |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Camp - foul #3 on Anthony Camp, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Barbee (SF), Jessie Duffey (C) Roosevelt Maldanado, Donald Mundy | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Dunn (SG), Dennis Roper (SF) Odell Buckles, James Rueb | |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates misses the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:09 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:05 | New Mexico State | Dennis Roper steals it from Andrew Hyman in the backcourt | 39-54 |
| 10:04 | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper slams it home | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | Earl Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-56 |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 09:38 | UC Riverside | Michael Dunn's pass is intercepted by Andrew Hyman | 39-56 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman lays it up and in | 41-56 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:04 | New Mexico State | Swietomierz Zeh is called for the reach on James Barbee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Swietomierz Zeh, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson (PG), Roosevelt Maldanado (SF), Donald Keith (PF) Anthony Camp, Andrew Hyman, Earl Caldwell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson (PG), Marko Zavatson (PF), William Lizotte (C) Steven Bates, Kyle Sinkler, Swietomierz Zeh | |
| 08:52 | New Mexico State | Michael Dunn steals it from James Barbee | 41-56 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Michael Dunn banks in the layup | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | James Barbee misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Dunn - foul #2 on Michael Dunn, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Richard Justice (SF) Dennis Roper | |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | James Barbee misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | James Barbee makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 08:15 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-61 |
| 07:49 | New Mexico State | James Barbee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-61 |
| 07:47 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 07:35 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Dunn | 42-64 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | Jerry Johnson's pass is intercepted by William Lizotte in the backcourt | 42-64 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Jerry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barbee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Maldanado (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Keith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Duffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Andrew Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Justice (fresh) PF - Marko Zavatson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lizotte (tiring) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice misses the floater from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:48 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith's floater is tipped away by Marko Zavatson | 42-64 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice grabs the board | 42-64 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | Jerry Johnson takes the ball from Andrew Thompson | 42-64 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | William Lizotte swats the shot by James Barbee | 42-64 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | James Barbee grabs the offensive board | 42-64 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Richard Justice takes the ball from James Barbee | 42-64 |
| 06:06 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice dunks the ball | 42-66 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | James Barbee clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-66 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith misses the tip | 42-66 |
| 05:55 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice misses the easy layup | 42-66 |
| 05:34 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Justice | 42-66 |
| 05:15 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice is fouled on the floor by Roosevelt Maldanado - foul #3 on Roosevelt Maldanado, team foul #7 | 42-66 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp (PG), Earl Caldwell (SF) Jerry Johnson, Roosevelt Maldanado | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Bates (PG), James Rueb (SF), Kyle Sinkler (PF), Swietomierz Zeh (C) Andrew Thompson, Michael Dunn, Marko Zavatson, William Lizotte | |
| 05:15 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice misses the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:07 | New Mexico State | James Barbee blows the layup | 42-66 |
| 05:05 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey grabs the offensive board | 42-66 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith is open and buries a jumper in the paint | 44-66 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-66 |
| 04:33 | UC Riverside | Richard Justice grabs the offensive board | 44-66 |
| 04:11 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-66 |
| 04:09 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler tips it home | 44-68 |
| 03:54 | New Mexico State | James Barbee connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Camp | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:28 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman (SG) Earl Caldwell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Odell Buckles (SG), Dennis Roper (SF) Richard Justice, James Rueb | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Anthony Camp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Hyman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Barbee (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Keith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Duffey (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Steven Bates (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SG - Odell Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Roper (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Sinkler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Swietomierz Zeh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Swietomierz Zeh swats the layup by Jessie Duffey | 47-68 |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 03:06 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Roper | 47-71 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico State | James Barbee is hacked by Swietomierz Zeh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Swietomierz Zeh, team foul #6 | 47-71 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-71 |
| 02:36 | UC Riverside | Dennis Roper scores on a runner near the basket set up by Steven Bates | 49-73 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman is fouled on the floor by Kyle Sinkler - foul #2 on Kyle Sinkler, team foul #7 | 49-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson (PG) Steven Bates | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | Andrew Hyman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-73 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Caldwell (SF) Andrew Hyman | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Dunn (SG), William Lizotte (C) Odell Buckles, Swietomierz Zeh | |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey's pass is intercepted by Andrew Thompson | 51-73 |
| 01:52 | UC Riverside | Andrew Thompson dunks the ball | 51-75 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | James Barbee travels in the backcourt | 51-75 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roosevelt Maldanado (SF) Earl Caldwell | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Steven Bates (PG), James Rueb (SF) Andrew Thompson, Dennis Roper | |
| 01:32 | UC Riverside | Michael Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 01:31 | UC Riverside | Kyle Sinkler grabs the offensive rebound | 51-75 |
| 01:18 | UC Riverside | James Rueb hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Steven Bates | 51-77 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | James Rueb is called for the reach on Anthony Camp in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rueb, team foul #8 | 51-77 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Anthony Camp makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-77 |
| 00:49 | UC Riverside | William Lizotte misses the tip | 53-77 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith snags the defensive board | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:41 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith dunks the ball set up by Anthony Camp | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | UC Riverside | Jessie Duffey steals it from Steven Bates | 55-77 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | Jessie Duffey can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-77 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | Donald Keith hits the follow up shot | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Steven Bates runs out the clock | 57-77 |