| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) SG - Robert Moore (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - Hans Sucharski (fresh) C - Errol Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Abston (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) SF - Alvin Lehman (fresh) PF - Edward Hunter (fresh) C - Dana Ethier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo 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 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:48 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alhambra | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Lehman | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Abston | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo connects on the open floater from the left side set up by Robert Moore | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | New Mexico State | Dikembe Alhambra takes the ball from Roger Robertson in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Hans Sucharski - foul #1 on Hans Sucharski, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:57 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo blows the dunk | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Edward Hunter | 2-7 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 17:38 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore misses badly on a runner from the right block | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Abston - foul #1 on Donald Abston, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (PG), John Leiser (SF), Li-Liang Xayavong (PF), Gregory Mead (C) Roger Robertson, Greg Banks, Hans Sucharski, Errol Russo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (PG), John Kuss (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Chuck Crawford (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Abston, Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Edward Hunter, Dana Ethier | |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:59 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Chuck Crawford | 3-7 |
| 16:41 | Cal State Fullerton | Gregory Mead is called for the reach on John Kuss - foul #1 on Gregory Mead, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 16:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel hits a jumper near the basket set up by Donald Bohanon | 3-9 |
| 16:22 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead is hacked by Donald Bohanon - foul #1 on Donald Bohanon, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 16:10 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | John Leiser snags the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 15:55 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-9 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Randy Griffiths (fresh) SG - John Leiser (fresh) SF - Felipe Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Xayavong (fresh) C - Gregory Mead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Donald Bohanon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kuss (fresh) SF - Scotty Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chuck Crawford (fresh) C - Randy Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes can't throw it down but he's hacked by Gregory Mead - foul #2 on Gregory Mead, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Hans Sucharski (PF) Felipe Gonzalez, Gregory Mead | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter (PF) Chuck Crawford | |
| 15:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 15:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 15:21 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-11 |
| 15:20 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Bohanon | 3-13 |
| 14:38 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 14:33 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-13 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | John Leiser snags the defensive board | 5-13 |
| 14:07 | New Mexico State | Edward Hunter swats the shot by Randy Griffiths | 5-13 |
| 14:05 | New Mexico State | John Leiser can't tip it in | 5-13 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 13:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon is hacked by Roger Robertson - foul #1 on Roger Robertson, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Schuman (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Errol Russo (C) Roger Robertson, Randy Griffiths, John Leiser, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Chuck Crawford (PF), Dana Ethier (C) Donald Bohanon, John Kuss, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter, Randy Holmes | |
| 13:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 5-16 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses the dunk attempt | 5-16 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo gets the offensive rebound | 5-16 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Errol Russo | 7-16 |
| 12:46 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Moore steals the ball from Dikembe Alhambra | 7-16 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo is hacked by Donald Abston - foul #2 on Donald Abston, team foul #3 | 7-16 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), John Leiser (PF) Matthew Schuman, Hans Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Edward Hunter (PF) Donald Abston, Chuck Crawford | |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | John Leiser drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Roger Robertson | 9-16 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Alhambra | 9-18 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - John Leiser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Errol Russo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Eugene Walker (fresh) SG - Dikembe Alhambra (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Lehman (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Ethier (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski (PF) Robert Moore | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon (PG), John Kuss (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Randy Holmes (C) Eugene Walker, Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Dana Ethier | |
| 11:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Greg Banks | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 11:09 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-18 |
| 11:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Bohanon snags the defensive board | 9-18 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Felipe Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felipe Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 9-18 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Towne (SG) John Leiser | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford (PF), Dana Ethier (C) Edward Hunter, Randy Holmes | |
| 10:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:51 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 9-19 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico State | Chuck Crawford picks off the pass by Hans Sucharski | 9-19 |
| 10:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel misses short on a jump hook from close range | 9-19 |
| 10:13 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss tips it home | 9-21 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is fouled on the floor by Donald Bohanon - foul #2 on Donald Bohanon, team foul #4 | 9-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Li-Liang Xayavong (PF) Roger Robertson, Adam Towne, Felipe Gonzalez, Hans Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF) Donald Bohanon, John Kuss, Scotty Coronel | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Banks | 11-21 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier hits the finger roll and the foul's on Errol Russo - foul #1 on Errol Russo, team foul #6 | 11-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Leiser (PF) Errol Russo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter (PF) Chuck Crawford | |
| 09:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier misses the free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the offensive rebound | 11-23 |
| 09:25 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 11-23 |
| 09:24 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 09:13 | New Mexico State | John Leiser jams it | 13-23 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter misses the lay-in | 13-23 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Hunter - foul #1 on Edward Hunter, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Errol Russo (C) Robert Moore, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Randy Holmes (C) Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Dana Ethier | |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 08:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 08:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel clanks a jump hook in the paint | 14-23 |
| 08:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Scotty Coronel | 14-25 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Griffiths (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Greg Banks (fairly fresh) PF - John Leiser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Errol Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Eugene Walker (fairly fresh) SG - John Kuss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scotty Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edward Hunter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | New Mexico State | Randy Holmes steps in front of the Randy Griffiths pass | 14-25 |
| 07:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Errol Russo - foul #2 on Errol Russo, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (SG), Felipe Gonzalez (SF), Hans Sucharski (PF), Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Randy Griffiths, Greg Banks, John Leiser, Errol Russo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Chuck Crawford (PF) Eugene Walker, John Kuss, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter | |
| 07:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore travels with the ball | 14-28 |
| 06:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes clanks a floater from close range | 14-28 |
| 06:42 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Maria | 14-28 |
| 06:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alhambra | 14-31 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Alvin Lehman steals the ball from Felipe Gonzalez in the backcourt | 14-31 |
| 06:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes slams it home on a great pass from Bruce Maria | 14-33 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Bruce Maria steps in front of the Robert Moore pass in the backcourt | 14-33 |
| 05:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Li-Liang Xayavong steps in front of the Alvin Lehman pass | 14-33 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-33 |
| 05:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman gets the rebound | 14-33 |
| 05:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Moore steals the ball from Bruce Maria | 14-33 |
| 05:30 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski misses the lay-in | 14-33 |
| 05:28 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Alvin Lehman | 14-33 |
| 05:24 | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvin Lehman | 14-36 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-36 |
| 04:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes grabs the board | 14-36 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Dikembe Alhambra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Schuman (PG), Adam Towne (SG), Greg Banks (SF), John Leiser (C) Roger Robertson, Robert Moore, Felipe Gonzalez, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG), John Kuss (SG), Scotty Coronel (SF), Edward Hunter (PF), Dana Ethier (C) Bruce Maria, Dikembe Alhambra, Alvin Lehman, Chuck Crawford, Randy Holmes | |
| 04:22 | New Mexico State | Scotty Coronel steals the ball from Matthew Schuman | 14-36 |
| 03:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Scotty Coronel lays it in set up by John Kuss | 14-38 |
| 03:46 | New Mexico State | John Leiser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-38 |
| 03:44 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter gets the rebound | 14-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Matthew Schuman (fresh) SG - Adam Towne (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) PF - Hans Sucharski (tiring) C - John Leiser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Eugene Walker (fresh) SG - John Kuss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scotty Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dana Ethier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Hans Sucharski swats the short shot by Edward Hunter | 14-38 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks snags the defensive board | 14-38 |
| 03:24 | New Mexico State | Scotty Coronel steals the ball from Adam Towne | 14-38 |
| 03:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Towne - foul #1 on Adam Towne, team foul #8 | 14-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (PG), Gregory Mead (PF), Errol Russo (C) Matthew Schuman, Adam Towne, Hans Sucharski | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 03:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker makes the 1st free throw | 14-39 |
| 03:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-40 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-40 |
| 02:47 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-40 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-40 |
| 02:20 | Cal State Fullerton | Edward Hunter can't throw it down | 17-40 |
| 02:19 | New Mexico State | John Leiser gets the rebound | 17-40 |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | John Leiser is fouled in the backcourt by John Kuss - foul #1 on John Kuss, team foul #6 | 17-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Randy Griffiths, John Leiser, Greg Banks | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston (PG), Donald Bohanon (SG), Alvin Lehman (SF), Chuck Crawford (PF) Eugene Walker, John Kuss, Scotty Coronel, Edward Hunter | |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Moore, team foul #9 | 17-40 |
| 01:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-40 |
| 01:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman tips it back up and in | 17-42 |
| 01:28 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Moore | 19-42 |
| 01:21 | Cal State Fullerton | Dana Ethier clanks a jump hook from the left block | 19-42 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Fullerton | Alvin Lehman grabs the offensive rebound | 19-42 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chuck Crawford | 19-45 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-45 |
| 00:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Chuck Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-45 |
| 00:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Donald Abston buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Lehman | 19-48 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Bohanon - foul #3 on Donald Bohanon, team foul #7 | 19-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Greg Banks (SF), John Leiser (PF) Felipe Gonzalez, Gregory Mead | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Bruce Maria (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SG), John Kuss (SF), Edward Hunter (PF), Randy Holmes (C) Donald Abston, Donald Bohanon, Alvin Lehman, Chuck Crawford, Dana Ethier | |
| 00:22 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore misses the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kuss snags the defensive board | 19-48 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes blows the layup but he's hacked by Errol Russo - foul #3 on Errol Russo, team foul #10 | 19-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (SG), Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Robert Moore, Errol Russo | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Eugene Walker (PG) Bruce Maria | |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 19-49 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Randy Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-50 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths misses short on a fullcourt shot | 19-50 |