| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Michael Madison (fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (fresh) PF - Patrick Gallagher (fresh) C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Barry Albrecht is called for the reach on Ben Lindsey - foul #1 on Barry Albrecht, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | Patrick Gallagher swats the short shot by Matthew Smith | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Stinson steals the ball from Michael Madison | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher buries a turnaround from close range | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 18:04 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is hacked by Michael Madison - foul #1 on Michael Madison, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Leo Numbers (SG), George Hentges (SF), Phillip Hamel (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Michael Madison, Glenn Bonnette, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| 17:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Ayers | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry's pass is intercepted by Ted Nevins | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Phillip Hamel is blocked by Matthew Smith | 4-6 |
| 16:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers loses the dribble to Ray Huntsberry | 4-6 |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cummings | 6-6 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Albrecht (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Numbers (fresh) SF - George Hentges (fresh) PF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Nevins (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Hamel | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico State | Ted Nevins is called for the reach on Ray Huntsberry - foul #1 on Ted Nevins, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Michael Peterson (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Billy Schultz (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Matthew Smith, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Madison (SG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Patrick Gallagher (PF), Ben Lindsey (C) Allen Ayers, Leo Numbers, George Hentges, Phillip Hamel, Ted Nevins | |
| 15:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson lays it in set up by Virgil Greene | 8-9 |
| 15:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-9 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher tips it in | 8-11 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Glenn Bonnette | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Ben Lindsey - foul #1 on Ben Lindsey, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 14:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey double dribbles | 8-13 |
| 14:00 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher is whistled for a carry | 8-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG) Jefferey Fitzgerald | |
| 13:15 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 13:13 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Patrick Gallagher | 8-13 |
| 13:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Virgil Greene | 10-13 |
| 12:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG), Robert Cummings (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Michael Peterson, Edward Niehaus, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Leo Numbers (SG), George Hentges (SF), Phillip Hamel (PF), Ted Nevins (C) Glen Armstrong, Michael Madison, Glenn Bonnette, Patrick Gallagher, Ben Lindsey | |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by George Hentges - foul #1 on George Hentges, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 11:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins misses the lay-in | 12-13 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Phillip Hamel takes the ball from Barry Albrecht | 12-13 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cummings (fresh) PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Leo Numbers (fresh) SF - George Hentges (fresh) PF - Phillip Hamel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ted Nevins (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald loses the dribble to Matthew Smith | 14-13 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Huntsberry | 17-13 |
| 10:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leo Numbers | 17-16 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings tips it back up and in | 19-16 |
| 09:28 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses the 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 09:26 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Huntsberry is called for the reach on Leo Numbers - foul #1 on Ray Huntsberry, team foul #2 | 19-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG), Michael Peterson (SF), Edward Niehaus (PF), Billy Schultz (C) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht, Robert Cummings, Matthew Smith, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Michael Madison (SG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Patrick Gallagher (PF), Ben Lindsey (C) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Leo Numbers, George Hentges, Phillip Hamel, Ted Nevins | |
| 08:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Bonnette and he's fouled by Virgil Greene - foul #1 on Virgil Greene, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| 08:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 08:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| 08:15 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 07:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher misses the easy layup | 19-18 |
| 07:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 07:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Virgil Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Shaul (fresh) SF - Michael Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Niehaus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Schultz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Allen Ayers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Madison (fresh) SF - Glenn Bonnette (fresh) PF - Patrick Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Ayers | 19-23 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico State | Allen Ayers takes the ball from Billy Schultz in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 06:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Madison drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ben Lindsey | 19-25 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Lindsey - foul #2 on Ben Lindsey, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Bobby Parshall (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), Phillip Hamel (SG), Ted Nevins (C) Allen Ayers, Michael Madison, Ben Lindsey | |
| 06:41 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:41 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Bobby Parshall - foul #1 on Bobby Parshall, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings (SF) Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges (SG) Patrick Gallagher | |
| 06:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Glenn Bonnette is hacked by Richard Stinson - foul #1 on Richard Stinson, team foul #5 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG) Richard Stinson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Madison (SG) Glen Armstrong, Glenn Bonnette | |
| 05:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Cummings takes the ball from Ted Nevins | 21-25 |
| 05:24 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht is hacked by Michael Madison - foul #2 on Michael Madison, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul (SG) Barry Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers (SG), Patrick Gallagher (PF) Michael Madison, George Hentges | |
| 05:02 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith travels with the ball | 21-25 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Edward Niehaus (PF), Billy Schultz (C) Bobby Parshall, Matthew Smith, Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong (PG), Glenn Bonnette (SF) Jefferey Fitzgerald, Ted Nevins | |
| 04:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 04:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel tips it back up and in | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Hamel - foul #1 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:43 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz snags the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Billy Schultz | 24-27 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Glen Armstrong drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leo Numbers | 24-30 |
| 03:48 | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 03:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Leo Numbers grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Niehaus - foul #1 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #6 | 24-30 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Barry Albrecht (SG), Michael Peterson (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Ray Huntsberry (C) Virgil Greene, Lloyd Shaul, Robert Cummings, Edward Niehaus, Billy Schultz | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), Michael Madison (SG), George Hentges (SF), Ben Lindsey (C) Glen Armstrong, Glenn Bonnette, Patrick Gallagher, Leo Numbers | |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:30 | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher (PF) Phillip Hamel | |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Ray Huntsberry is called for the reach on George Hentges - foul #2 on Ray Huntsberry, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:03 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 24-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Albrecht (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Huntsberry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Jefferey Fitzgerald (fresh) SG - Michael Madison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Hentges (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Gallagher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ben Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 02:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 02:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Peterson - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus (C) Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:25 | UC Santa Barbara | Patrick Gallagher makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Patrick Gallagher steals the ball from Michael Peterson | 24-33 |
| 01:51 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | George Hentges is called for the reach on Matthew Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hentges, team foul #8 | 24-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene (PG), Lloyd Shaul (SG) Richard Stinson, Barry Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers (PG), Glenn Bonnette (SF), Leo Numbers (PF) Jefferey Fitzgerald, George Hentges, Patrick Gallagher | |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Ben Lindsey grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Allen Ayers can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-36 |
| 01:37 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson is hacked by Michael Madison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Madison, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Billy Schultz (C) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel (PF) Michael Madison | |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-36 |
| 01:18 | New Mexico State | Michael Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:13 | New Mexico State | Lloyd Shaul makes the shot from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 00:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Allen Ayers | 29-38 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Virgil Greene's pass is intercepted by Allen Ayers in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 00:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Leo Numbers | 29-40 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Phillip Hamel - foul #2 on Phillip Hamel, team foul #10 | 29-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Richard Stinson (PG), Robert Cummings (SF) Virgil Greene, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jefferey Fitzgerald (PG), George Hentges (SG) Allen Ayers, Leo Numbers | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Edward Niehaus makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Niehaus - foul #2 on Edward Niehaus, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Albrecht (SG), Ray Huntsberry (C) Lloyd Shaul, Edward Niehaus | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ted Nevins (C) Ben Lindsey | |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Phillip Hamel misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 00:05 | New Mexico State | Ray Huntsberry gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico State | George Hentges steps in front of the Barry Albrecht pass in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges is hacked by Ray Huntsberry - foul #3 on Ray Huntsberry, team foul #10 | 31-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Smith (PF) Ray Huntsberry | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | UC Santa Barbara | George Hentges makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Cummings clanks a halfcourt shot | 31-42 |