| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Grant Shafer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Oliver (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) SG - Cordell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Cummings (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Donalson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | John Cummings inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:29 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eduardo Moran | 41-37 |
| 19:09 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer is hacked by Anthony Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by John Cummings | 41-37 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 18:36 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley is hacked by Grant Shafer - foul #1 on Grant Shafer, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 18:24 | UC Riverside | The jumper by Ryan Stradley is denied by Delbert Nuckols | 41-37 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:19 | New Mexico State | Cordell Jones picks off the pass by Johnny Christensen in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 18:01 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones loses the dribble to Eduardo Moran | 41-37 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer dunks the ball on a nice dish by Eduardo Moran | 43-37 |
| 17:34 | UC Riverside | John Cummings is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-37 |
| 17:32 | UC Riverside | John Olson gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:11 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ryan Stradley | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | John Olson picks off the pass by Grant Shafer in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | UC Riverside | John Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Edward Jenkinson (C) Grant Shafer, Eduardo Moran, Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen, Delbert Nuckols | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Andrew Woods (SG), Rickey Antonelli (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Ryan Stradley, Cordell Jones, John Cummings, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Jenkinson | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | UC Riverside | Brett Bass is fouled on the floor by James Montgomery - foul #3 on James Montgomery, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer (PG) James Montgomery | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 16:04 | UC Riverside | Brett Bass travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| 15:42 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson is open and lays it up and in | 47-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Grant Shafer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jenkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brett Bass (fresh) SG - Andrew Woods (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rickey Antonelli (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Sapp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronnie Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:26 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson is hacked by Brett Bass in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett Bass, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Johnny Christensen (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Grant Shafer, Brian Tyson, Edward Jenkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), Ryan Stradley (SF), John Olson (PF), Paul Donalson (C) Brett Bass, Andrew Woods, Rickey Antonelli, Thomas Sapp, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jonathon Franzen and the foul's on Darryl Harris - foul #1 on Darryl Harris, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SF) Richard Shaffer | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the free throw | 50-39 |
| 14:52 | UC Riverside | James Montgomery is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #4 on James Montgomery, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer (PG), Eduardo Moran (SG) James Montgomery, Jonathon Franzen | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:31 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Eduardo Moran - foul #1 on Eduardo Moran, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| 14:31 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:31 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:17 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 14:16 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:59 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:57 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Eduardo Moran | 50-41 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eduardo Moran | 53-41 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 13:23 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran connects on the floater from the right side | 55-41 |
| 13:14 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Darryl Harris, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Edward Jenkinson (C) Eduardo Moran, Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen, Delbert Nuckols | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), John Cummings (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris, Ryan Stradley, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson makes the jumper in the paint set up by Grant Shafer | 57-41 |
| 12:34 | UC Riverside | John Cummings misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-41 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Edward Jenkinson | 57-41 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico State | Cordell Jones steps in front of the Jonathon Franzen pass in the backcourt | 57-41 |
| 12:24 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Cummings | 57-43 |
| 12:09 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson hits a wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Grant Shafer | 59-43 |
| 11:48 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Jenkinson | 59-43 |
| 11:46 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG), Louis Oliver (SF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Jonathon Franzen, Richard Shaffer, Edward Jenkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Rickey Antonelli (PF), Paul Donalson (C) Andrew Woods, Thomas Sapp, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Delbert Nuckols - foul #3 on Delbert Nuckols, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen (PF) Brian Tyson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 11:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Grant Shafer (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Louis Oliver (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Delbert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brett Bass (fresh) SG - Cordell Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rickey Antonelli (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Donalson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Brett Bass picks off the pass by Louis Oliver in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones banks in the layup set up by Brett Bass | 59-47 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 59-47 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols tips it home | 61-47 |
| 11:06 | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-47 |
| 11:04 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Delbert Nuckols | 61-47 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 61-47 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Paul Donalson | 61-47 |
| 10:14 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 10:07 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-47 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | John Cummings gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:46 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:23 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen is fouled on the floor by John Cummings - foul #3 on John Cummings, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Edward Jenkinson (C) Eduardo Moran, Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen, Delbert Nuckols | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Andrew Woods (SG), Ryan Stradley (SF), John Olson (PF), Thomas Sapp (C) Brett Bass, Cordell Jones, John Cummings, Rickey Antonelli, Paul Donalson | |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 61-47 |
| 09:03 | UC Riverside | John Olson pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 08:34 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| 08:12 | New Mexico State | Grant Shafer clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 07:48 | UC Riverside | Brian Tyson doubles John Olson and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Brian Tyson, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Johnny Christensen (PF) Grant Shafer, Brian Tyson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris (SG), John Cummings (SF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Andrew Woods, Ryan Stradley, Thomas Sapp | |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | John Cummings's pass is intercepted by Johnny Christensen | 61-47 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Christensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Jenkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Darryl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Fabrizio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses short on an open runner from the left block | 61-47 |
| 07:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to John Olson | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio connects on the floater from the right side | 61-49 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 61-49 |
| 06:39 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson tips it but misses | 61-49 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 06:25 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Shaffer | 66-49 |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | Richard Shaffer steps in front of the Ronnie Fabrizio pass | 66-49 |
| 05:57 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG), Louis Oliver (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Delbert Nuckols (C) Jonathon Franzen, Richard Shaffer, Johnny Christensen, Edward Jenkinson | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), Andrew Woods (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF) Anthony Williams, Darryl Harris, John Cummings, John Olson | |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Woods - foul #1 on Andrew Woods, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 05:43 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 68-49 |
| 05:42 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods misses the tip | 68-49 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Delbert Nuckols | 68-49 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eduardo Moran | 70-49 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods blows the layup but the foul's on Delbert Nuckols - foul #4 on Delbert Nuckols, team foul #7 | 70-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson (C) Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:03 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 05:03 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson's pass is intercepted by Paul Donalson in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| 04:50 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 04:48 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 04:20 | New Mexico State | Delbert Nuckols is called for a backcourt violation | 70-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Edward Jenkinson (C) Eduardo Moran, Louis Oliver, Delbert Nuckols | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), Rickey Antonelli (PF) Ryan Stradley, Cordell Jones, Paul Donalson | |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 04:02 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 70-50 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen grabs the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Darryl Harris takes the ball from Jonathon Franzen | 70-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Brian Tyson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Jenkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brett Bass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Woods (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rickey Antonelli (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Sapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-50 |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-50 |
| 02:50 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris is hacked by Jonathon Franzen - foul #3 on Jonathon Franzen, team foul #8 | 70-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Ronnie Fabrizio (PF) Brett Bass, Rickey Antonelli | |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 02:33 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline | 72-52 |
| 01:47 | UC Riverside | 3 seconds is called on Ronnie Fabrizio | 72-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli (SF) Darryl Harris | |
| 01:43 | New Mexico State | Ryan Stradley takes the ball from Jonathon Franzen in the backcourt | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Sapp and he's fouled by Edward Jenkinson - foul #2 on Edward Jenkinson, team foul #9 | 72-54 |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio misses the free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Shaffer and he's fouled by Thomas Sapp - foul #2 on Thomas Sapp, team foul #8 | 74-54 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Edward Jenkinson makes the free throw | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-54 |
| 00:46 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods tips it home | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 75-56 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery tips it back up and in | 77-56 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Woods | 77-58 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery runs out the clock | 77-58 |