| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Manuel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Doss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnaby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Sucharski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Errol Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by John Barnaby is blocked by Errol Russo | 33-37 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 19:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore hits a wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Roger Robertson | 33-39 |
| 19:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Manuel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:47 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is hacked by Neal Manuel - foul #2 on Neal Manuel, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Errol Russo | 33-41 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Manuel can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Hans Sucharski - foul #1 on Hans Sucharski, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones (PG), James Dick (PF), Louis Bowerman (C) Mark Horn, Roy Doss, John Barnaby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Leiser (SG) Robert Moore | |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:02 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello (SG), James Belair (SF) Neal Manuel, Oscar Martin | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (C) Errol Russo | |
| 17:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 17:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello tips it home | 37-41 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (SG), Gregory Mead (C) Greg Banks, Hans Sucharski | |
| 17:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Xayavong - foul #1 on Li-Liang Xayavong, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Roger Robertson | |
| 17:09 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin (SF) James Belair | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (SG), Errol Russo (C) Felipe Gonzalez, Gregory Mead | |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong's pass is intercepted by Oscar Martin | 37-41 |
| 16:45 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn (PG), Neal Manuel (SG), John Barnaby (C) David Jones, Richard Militello, Louis Bowerman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | John Leiser scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Li-Liang Xayavong | 37-44 |
| 16:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 16:02 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick tips it in | 39-44 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Manuel (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Oscar Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Dick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnaby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Randy Griffiths (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Leiser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Xayavong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Errol Russo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 15:46 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Oscar Martin | 39-44 |
| 15:28 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 15:27 | New Mexico State | John Leiser snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 15:00 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to John Barnaby | 39-44 |
| 14:40 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | John Leiser loses the dribble to Mark Horn | 39-44 |
| 14:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Neal Manuel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Horn | 42-44 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:39 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-44 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Leiser | 42-44 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sidney Nelson (PG), David Jones (SG), James Belair (SF), Roy Doss (PF), Louis Bowerman (C) Mark Horn, Neal Manuel, Oscar Martin, James Dick, John Barnaby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), Adam Towne (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Hans Sucharski (PF), Gregory Mead (C) Randy Griffiths, Robert Moore, John Leiser, Li-Liang Xayavong, Errol Russo | |
| 12:57 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones drills a floater from the left wing set up by Roy Doss | 44-44 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:31 | New Mexico State | Adam Towne gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gregory Mead | 44-47 |
| 12:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Roy Doss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Hans Sucharski - foul #2 on Hans Sucharski, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 12:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Roy Doss makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Roy Doss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:50 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Robertson | 46-50 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sidney Nelson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jones (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Belair (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roy Doss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Bowerman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Adam Towne (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Sucharski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Mead (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Bowerman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 46-50 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico State | Adam Towne gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 11:14 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 10:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Sidney Nelson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-53 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico State | James Belair steals the ball from Gregory Mead | 46-53 |
| 10:46 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones misses the easy layup | 46-53 |
| 10:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Sidney Nelson snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | James Belair buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sidney Nelson | 49-53 |
| 09:59 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Banks | 49-53 |
| 09:44 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-53 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Gregory Mead tips it in | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Adam Towne is called for the reach on David Jones - foul #1 on Adam Towne, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn (PG), Neal Manuel (SG), Oscar Martin (SF), Darryl McManamy (PF), John Barnaby (C) Sidney Nelson, David Jones, James Belair, Roy Doss, Louis Bowerman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Schuman (PG), Robert Moore (SG), John Leiser (SF), Errol Russo (C) Roger Robertson, Adam Towne, Greg Banks, Gregory Mead | |
| 09:19 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Neal Manuel | 52-55 |
| 09:17 | New Mexico State | Mark Horn picks off the pass by Matthew Schuman in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 09:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moore steals it from Oscar Martin | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski is hacked by Darryl McManamy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl McManamy, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick (PF) John Barnaby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (PG) Matthew Schuman | |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick makes the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Hans Sucharski - foul #3 on Hans Sucharski, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello (SG) Neal Manuel | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Robert Moore | |
| 08:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:20 | New Mexico State | John Leiser is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Militello - foul #1 on Richard Militello, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG) Felipe Gonzalez | |
| 08:09 | New Mexico State | Richard Militello is called for the reach on Roger Robertson - foul #2 on Richard Militello, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby (C) Darryl McManamy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Felipe Gonzalez (SF) Randy Griffiths | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Felipe Gonzalez and he's hacked by James Dick - foul #1 on James Dick, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roy Doss (PF) James Dick | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Li-Liang Xayavong (PF) Hans Sucharski | |
| 07:52 | New Mexico State | Errol Russo misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Mark Horn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Militello (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Doss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Barnaby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Leiser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Felipe Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li-Liang Xayavong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Errol Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Errol Russo steps in front of the Roy Doss pass | 55-57 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico State | John Leiser hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Robertson | 55-60 |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mark Horn and he's fouled by Felipe Gonzalez - foul #1 on Felipe Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones (PG), Neal Manuel (SG), James Dick (PF), Darryl McManamy (C) Mark Horn, Richard Militello, Roy Doss, John Barnaby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths (PG), Robert Moore (SG), Greg Banks (SF), Hans Sucharski (PF) Roger Robertson, John Leiser, Felipe Gonzalez, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 06:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:23 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 06:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:08 | UC Santa Barbara | David Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico State | Randy Griffiths misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 05:42 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico State | Oscar Martin picks off the pass by Errol Russo | 58-60 |
| 05:01 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick grabs the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:50 | UC Santa Barbara | James Dick hits a jumper from the right side | 60-60 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | David Jones is called for the reach on Randy Griffiths in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn (PG), Richard Militello (SG), James Belair (SF), Louis Bowerman (PF), John Barnaby (C) David Jones, Neal Manuel, Oscar Martin, James Dick, Darryl McManamy | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson (PG), John Leiser (SG), Felipe Gonzalez (SF), Li-Liang Xayavong (PF), Gregory Mead (C) Randy Griffiths, Robert Moore, Greg Banks, Hans Sucharski, Errol Russo | |
| 04:39 | New Mexico State | John Leiser knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Roger Robertson | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Mark Horn, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 04:19 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 04:03 | UC Santa Barbara | James Belair misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 04:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Bowerman snags the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby scores on a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Felipe Gonzalez - foul #2 on Felipe Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Sidney Nelson (PG) Mark Horn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Adam Towne (SG), Greg Banks (SF) Felipe Gonzalez, Li-Liang Xayavong | |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 03:42 | UC Santa Barbara | James Belair pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Sidney Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Militello (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Belair (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Bowerman (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Barnaby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Roger Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Adam Towne (fresh) SF - Greg Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Leiser (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory Mead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Sidney Nelson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Belair | 64-62 |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 03:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Bowerman grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 02:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Militello can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn (PG), Neal Manuel (SG), Oscar Martin (SF), James Dick (PF) Sidney Nelson, Richard Militello, James Belair, John Barnaby | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Moore (SG), Li-Liang Xayavong (PF) Adam Towne, John Leiser | |
| 02:17 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Louis Bowerman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:15 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roy Doss (PF), John Barnaby (C) James Dick, Louis Bowerman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski (PF), Errol Russo (C) Li-Liang Xayavong, Gregory Mead | |
| 02:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Mark Horn grabs the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:49 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby loses the ball out of bounds | 64-62 |
| 01:40 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-62 |
| 01:38 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Moore steals the ball from Mark Horn | 64-62 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Oscar Martin - foul #1 on Oscar Martin, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:10 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:52 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico State | Robert Moore gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson is hacked by Oscar Martin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Martin, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Roger Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:49 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby grabs the board | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Oscar Martin misses the floater from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Greg Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | Hans Sucharski is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 64-63 |
| 00:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Barnaby pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |