| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 7 pts. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Petti (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Edward Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 19:45 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:36 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Petti | 26-37 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 19:17 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 19:00 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-37 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Keith Fierro swats the shot by Gregory Vonstein | 26-37 |
| 18:40 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Crawford - foul #2 on Robert Crawford, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes tips it in | 28-39 |
| 17:58 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Petti | 28-41 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | George Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Fuller | 30-41 |
| 17:20 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Burkett | 30-44 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-44 |
| 16:56 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 16:42 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-44 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:16 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Crawford | 33-44 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico State | George Fuller scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-44 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Fuller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Petti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Edward Breeden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Fierro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Burkett | 36-46 |
| 15:13 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-46 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:55 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 14:27 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 38-49 |
| 14:25 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford tips it home | 40-49 |
| 14:13 | UC Riverside | Gregory Vonstein is called for the reach on Keith Fierro - foul #2 on Gregory Vonstein, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), John Bullock (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Carl Murrow (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Peter Barnes, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG), James King (SG), Kyle Ton (SF), Alfred Griffin (PF), Ralph Roy (C) Ronald Burkett, Charles Petti, Edward Breeden, Keith Fierro, Edgar Stokes | |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Murrow - foul #2 on Carl Murrow, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 14:06 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:48 | New Mexico State | John Bullock is hacked by Alfred Griffin - foul #2 on Alfred Griffin, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Bullock | 42-51 |
| 13:29 | UC Riverside | James King banks in the layup set up by James Garceau | 42-53 |
| 13:11 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-53 |
| 13:09 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Dowd - foul #2 on Charles Dowd, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:52 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:52 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Alfred Griffin steals the ball from Carl Murrow | 44-53 |
| 12:10 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy's layup is rejected by John Bullock | 44-53 |
| 12:09 | UC Riverside | James King can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 12:08 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy tips it in | 44-55 |
| 11:48 | New Mexico State | Alfred Griffin is called for the reach on James Lach - foul #3 on Alfred Griffin, team foul #2 | 44-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Fuller (SG), Peter Barnes (PF) Charles Dowd, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), Charles Petti (SG), Edward Breeden (SF), Keith Fierro (PF) James King, Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Ralph Roy | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) SG - George Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Murrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Petti (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Edward Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Garceau (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. | |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:24 | UC Riverside | James Garceau loses the dribble to George Fuller | 44-55 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico State | James Garceau steps in front of the George Fuller pass | 44-55 |
| 10:44 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:25 | New Mexico State | George Fuller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 10:23 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Fierro | 44-55 |
| 10:06 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Garceau | 44-58 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the fadeaway in the paint | 46-58 |
| 09:35 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronald Burkett | 46-61 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes is called for traveling | 46-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Robert Crawford (C) James Lach, John Bullock, Carl Murrow | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James King (PG), Kyle Ton (SF), Ralph Roy (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Ronald Burkett, Edward Breeden, Keith Fierro, James Garceau | |
| 09:00 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd (SG) George Fuller | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:44 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-61 |
| 08:43 | UC Riverside | Ralph Roy grabs the board | 46-61 |
| 08:29 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton lays it up and in and the foul's on Gene Wurth - foul #2 on Gene Wurth, team foul #5 | 46-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG) Charles Petti | |
| 08:29 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton misses the free throw | 46-63 |
| 08:29 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes grabs the board | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-63 |
| 08:23 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford tips it in | 48-63 |
| 08:07 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes is hacked by Charles Dowd - foul #3 on Charles Dowd, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Fuller (SG), Steven Garrison (PF) Charles Dowd, Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | Gene Wurth is called for the reach on James King - foul #3 on Gene Wurth, team foul #7 | 48-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden (SF), Keith Fierro (PF) Kyle Ton, Ralph Roy | |
| 07:54 | UC Riverside | James King misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 07:33 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Keith Fierro | 48-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Steven Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Crawford (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Burkett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Breeden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James King | 48-65 |
| 06:50 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 06:48 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 06:37 | UC Riverside | James King connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Breeden | 48-67 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico State | George Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-67 |
| 06:16 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 06:11 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden pulls down the rebound | 48-67 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | James King misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 05:48 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 05:40 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes lays it in set up by James King | 48-69 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | George Fuller connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 05:14 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden's floater is tipped away by Robert Crawford | 51-69 |
| 05:13 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden gets the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:56 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-69 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:38 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 04:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford can't tip it in | 51-69 |
| 04:35 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 04:28 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 51-69 |
| 04:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Crawford snags the defensive board | 51-69 |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Crawford and he's hacked by Keith Fierro - foul #1 on Keith Fierro, team foul #3 | 53-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), Peter Barnes (PF), John Bullock (C) Gregory Vonstein, George Fuller, Gene Wurth, Robert Crawford | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James Garceau (PG), Charles Petti (SG), Kyle Ton (SF), Alfred Griffin (PF), Ralph Roy (C) Ronald Burkett, James King, Edward Breeden, Keith Fierro, Edgar Stokes | |
| 04:09 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison makes the free throw | 54-69 |
| 03:50 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin drills a floater near the basket | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alfred Griffin - foul #4 on Alfred Griffin, team foul #4 | 54-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow (C) Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | Peter Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:27 | UC Riverside | James Garceau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Lach (fresh) SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Murrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - James Garceau (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Petti (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. SF - Kyle Ton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ralph Roy (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-71 |
| 03:02 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 02:46 | UC Riverside | James Garceau travels with the ball | 56-71 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (SG) Peter Barnes | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 02:30 | New Mexico State | George Brown drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Lach | 59-71 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Garceau | 59-74 |
| 01:58 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-74 |
| 01:29 | UC Riverside | Charles Petti knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kyle Ton | 62-77 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | Carl Murrow is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-77 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett (PG), Edward Breeden (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) James Garceau, Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Ralph Roy | |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett is hacked by Carl Murrow - foul #3 on Carl Murrow, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:13 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico State | Edgar Stokes swats the layup by James Lach | 62-79 |
| 01:02 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes snags the defensive board | 62-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes clanks a runner from close range | 62-79 |
| 00:38 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett tips it back up and in | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | John Bullock hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Lach | 64-81 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | John Bullock is called for the reach on Ronald Burkett - foul #1 on John Bullock, team foul #9 | 64-81 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 64-82 |
| 00:08 | UC Riverside | Ronald Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-83 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | John Bullock loses the dribble to Edward Breeden | 64-83 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Edward Breeden runs out the clock | 64-83 |