| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert clanks a 3 from straight away | 38-40 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 18:56 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga clanks a shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 18:55 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Virgil Oliver - foul #3 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter (PF) Virgil Oliver | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Lenny Astorga - foul #2 on Lenny Astorga, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 18:33 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:19 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith's layup is rejected by Bernard Potter | 42-41 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | The refs have stopped play. Raymond Rainey is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (SG) Raymond Rainey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 17:47 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:36 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (SG) Bryant Cholewinski | |
| 16:47 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 16:45 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:34 | Cal State Northridge | Bernard Potter steals it from Josh Keller | 42-41 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | Josh Keller steals the ball from Nathan Burke | 42-41 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Nathan Burke - foul #1 on Nathan Burke, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Fox (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin (SG), Gary Sharkey (SF), Gary Bone (C) Lenny Astorga, Scott Patterson, Warren Smith | |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 3rd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:51 | New Mexico State | Michael Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG), Virgil Oliver (PF) Michael Fox, Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Albert Goggins (PF) Adam Rubin, Clarence Rupert | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bernard Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Josh Keller (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Sharkey (fresh) PF - Albert Goggins (fresh) C - Gary Bone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cal State Northridge | Albert Goggins comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Virgil Oliver | 42-44 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 42-44 |
| 14:56 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 14:29 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Scott takes the ball from Gary Sharkey | 42-44 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter tips it in | 44-44 |
| 13:56 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Bernard Potter | 44-44 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver is called for 3 seconds | 44-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Nathan Burke (SF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Morgan Nelson, Mark Scott, Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Scott Patterson (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF), Warren Smith (C) Bryant Cholewinski, Gary Sharkey, Albert Goggins, Gary Bone | |
| 13:23 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 44-44 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Burke | 47-44 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin (SG) Josh Keller | |
| 12:21 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd can't finish the layup | 47-44 |
| 12:20 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:15 | New Mexico State | Adam Rubin is called for the reach on Raymond Rainey - foul #2 on Adam Rubin, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg (PF) Virgil Oliver | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:49 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronnie Loyd, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (SG) Raymond Rainey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski (SG) Adam Rubin | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lenny Astorga (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryant Cholewinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kyle Holland - foul #1 on Kyle Holland, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:36 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lenny Astorga - foul #3 on Lenny Astorga, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter (PF) Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:22 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Warren Smith | 48-45 |
| 11:06 | Cal State Northridge | Ronnie Loyd steps in front of the Clarence Rupert pass | 48-45 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland hits the finger roll set up by Morgan Nelson | 50-45 |
| 10:18 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lenny Astorga | 50-47 |
| 09:56 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Holland | 52-47 |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith lays it in and he's fouled by Morgan Nelson - foul #2 on Morgan Nelson, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF) Kyle Holland, Nathan Burke, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (PG), Adam Rubin (SG), Gary Sharkey (SF), Gary Bone (PF) Lenny Astorga, Bryant Cholewinski, Scott Patterson, Clarence Rupert | |
| 09:42 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson can't throw it down | 52-50 |
| 09:33 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter can't tip it in | 52-50 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 09:11 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 09:10 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 08:48 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:42 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 08:41 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Scott and he's fouled by Josh Keller - foul #2 on Josh Keller, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Mark Scott, Bernard Potter | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert (PF) Warren Smith | |
| 08:30 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 08:14 | Cal State Northridge | Morgan Nelson steps in front of the Adam Rubin pass | 57-50 |
| 08:11 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson lays it up and in | 59-50 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | Clarence Rupert scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Josh Keller | 59-52 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Morgan Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Siebenberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Josh Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rubin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Sharkey (fresh) PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Gary Sharkey is called for the reach on Morgan Nelson - foul #3 on Gary Sharkey, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland (PG), Ronnie Loyd (C) Morgan Nelson, Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Bryant Cholewinski (SG), Scott Patterson (SF) Josh Keller, Adam Rubin, Gary Bone | |
| 07:18 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-52 |
| 07:17 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Scott Patterson | 59-52 |
| 06:55 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Rainey - foul #1 on Raymond Rainey, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| 06:55 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:55 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:45 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Nathan Burke | 61-54 |
| 06:16 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Patterson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clarence Rupert | 61-56 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 61-56 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico State | Virgil Oliver is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Virgil Oliver, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Bernard Potter (PF), Robert Siebenberg (C) Raymond Rainey, Nathan Burke, Virgil Oliver, Ronnie Loyd | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Bone (PF), Warren Smith (C) Clarence Rupert, Gary Sharkey | |
| 05:21 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bryant Cholewinski, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Bernard Potter | 64-56 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Potter - foul #1 on Bernard Potter, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey (SG) Morgan Nelson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (SF) Scott Patterson | |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:41 | Cal State Northridge | Bryant Cholewinski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Siebenberg misses the easy layup | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico State | Bernard Potter tips it in | 66-57 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller is fouled on the floor by Kyle Holland - foul #2 on Kyle Holland, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Nathan Burke (SF), Virgil Oliver (PF), Ronnie Loyd (C) Mark Scott, Bernard Potter, Robert Siebenberg | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin (SG), Gary Sharkey (SF), Clarence Rupert (PF) Lenny Astorga, Bryant Cholewinski, Warren Smith | |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:08 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico State | Raymond Rainey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-59 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd tips it back up and in | 68-59 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Kyle Holland (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Rainey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Virgil Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronnie Loyd (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Josh Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rubin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Sharkey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Clarence Rupert (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Sharkey loses the dribble to Ronnie Loyd | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Kyle Holland buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Virgil Oliver | 70-59 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronnie Loyd - foul #2 on Ronnie Loyd, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson (PG) Kyle Holland | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga (PG), Scott Patterson (SF), Warren Smith (C) Josh Keller, Gary Sharkey, Gary Bone | |
| 02:49 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:49 | Cal State Northridge | Adam Rubin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson is hacked by Scott Patterson - foul #3 on Scott Patterson, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Mark Scott (SG) Raymond Rainey | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller (SG) Adam Rubin | |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:05 | Cal State Northridge | Lenny Astorga's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Loyd | 72-60 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott misses short on a 3 from straight away | 72-60 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Mark Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nathan Burke | 74-60 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Virgil Oliver steals the ball from Clarence Rupert | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | New Mexico State | Ronnie Loyd clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-60 |
| 00:34 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Smith snags the defensive board | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cal State Northridge | Josh Keller misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 74-60 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Loyd | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Morgan Nelson runs out the clock | 74-60 |