| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Rhymes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Beresford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fresh) SG - Earl Wade (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George McCullagh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 33-34 |
| 19:43 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico State | Joseph Freeman is called for the reach on Laurence Turner - foul #2 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade blows the layup | 33-34 |
| 19:03 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 18:44 | UC Riverside | William Swider can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 18:43 | UC Riverside | William Swider tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner is hacked by Joseph Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SG) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 18:28 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses long on a shot in the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:26 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 18:20 | UC Riverside | William Swider knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Christian Rosati | 38-36 |
| 18:03 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | UC Riverside | William Beresford gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:56 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | UC Riverside | William Swider tips it but misses | 38-36 |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | William Swider hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Simpson | 40-38 |
| 17:22 | UC Riverside | William Natal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Eric Chairez (SF), Richard Mattes (PF), Jeffrey Snyder (C) William Natal, Larry Rhymes, William Beresford, William Swider | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), William Wright (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), Lawrence Warne (PF) Laurence Turner, Earl Wade, Charles Simpson, George McCullagh | |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Wright | 40-40 |
| 16:34 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 16:17 | UC Riverside | Richard Mattes snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Leavitt - foul #2 on Edward Leavitt, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman (SG), William Beresford (PF), William Swider (C) Eric Sobers, Richard Mattes, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG), Glenn Leggett (C) Edward Leavitt, Henry Simpson | |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:00 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:00 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christian Rosati (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Chairez (fresh) PF - William Beresford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Swider (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fresh) SG - William Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Warne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Leggett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:55 | New Mexico State | Joseph Freeman steps in front of the William Wright pass in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 15:41 | UC Riverside | William Swider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Russell Clover (SF) Christian Rosati, Eric Chairez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Dustin McEndarfer (SF), George McCullagh (C) Kevin Brady, Lawrence Warne | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh lays it up and in on a nice dish by Laurence Turner and he's hacked by William Beresford - foul #2 on William Beresford, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathan Taylor (SG) William Wright | |
| 15:30 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | William Natal is hacked by Laurence Turner - foul #3 on Laurence Turner, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF) Russell Clover | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), Charles Simpson (SF) Jonathan Taylor, Dustin McEndarfer | |
| 14:58 | UC Riverside | William Natal hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 41-43 |
| 14:57 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 14:55 | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson blows the layup | 41-43 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 14:19 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joseph Freeman | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico State | Joseph Freeman takes the ball from Earl Wade | 44-45 |
| 13:45 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman is fouled on the floor by Earl Wade - foul #1 on Earl Wade, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Eric Chairez (SF), Richard Mattes (PF), Jeffrey Snyder (C) William Natal, Larry Rhymes, William Beresford, William Swider | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), William Wright (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), Lawrence Warne (PF), Henry Simpson (C) Laurence Turner, Earl Wade, Charles Simpson, Glenn Leggett, George McCullagh | |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | Lawrence Warne pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 13:02 | New Mexico State | Richard Mattes blocks the short jumper by Henry Simpson | 45-45 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 12:59 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 12:53 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Henry Simpson | 45-45 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Freeman - foul #4 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG), William Beresford (PF) Joseph Freeman, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG) Edward Leavitt | |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:47 | UC Riverside | William Beresford snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:25 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Kevin Brady | 45-46 |
| 12:00 | New Mexico State | William Wright misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | UC Riverside | William Beresford gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Christian Rosati (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Sobers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eric Chairez (fairly fresh) PF - William Beresford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Mattes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Wright (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Brady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Warne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Simpson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-46 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 11:49 | UC Riverside | William Beresford gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:23 | UC Riverside | William Beresford misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-46 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico State | Lawrence Warne connects on the jumper from close range set up by Kevin Brady | 45-48 |
| 10:40 | UC Riverside | Eric Chairez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 10:39 | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:15 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Warne - foul #2 on Lawrence Warne, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Larry Rhymes (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (PF), William Swider (C) Eric Sobers, Eric Chairez, William Beresford, Richard Mattes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), Earl Wade (SG), Charles Simpson (SF), Glenn Leggett (PF), George McCullagh (C) Laurence Turner, William Wright, Kevin Brady, Lawrence Warne, Henry Simpson | |
| 09:50 | UC Riverside | William Natal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 09:48 | UC Riverside | William Swider pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:31 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George McCullagh | 45-48 |
| 09:25 | New Mexico State | William Natal picks off the pass by Edward Leavitt in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 09:24 | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati can't finish the layup | 45-48 |
| 09:22 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Glenn Leggett | 45-48 |
| 09:20 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt's pass is intercepted by William Swider in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 09:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christian Rosati and he's fouled by Glenn Leggett - foul #4 on Glenn Leggett, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Beresford (PF) Jeffrey Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson (C) Glenn Leggett | |
| 09:08 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:51 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Swider | 50-50 |
| 08:24 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Rhymes - foul #3 on Larry Rhymes, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Russell Clover (SF), Jeffrey Snyder (C) Christian Rosati, Larry Rhymes, William Swider | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG), Jonathan Taylor (SG), Dustin McEndarfer (SF) Edward Leavitt, Earl Wade, Charles Simpson | |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin McEndarfer and he's fouled by Eric Sobers - foul #1 on Eric Sobers, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses the free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:52 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - William Natal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Sobers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Clover (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Beresford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Laurence Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin McEndarfer (fresh) PF - George McCullagh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Henry Simpson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Taylor loses the dribble to William Natal in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 07:40 | UC Riverside | Jeffrey Snyder comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | William Beresford hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Laurence Turner and the foul's on Jeffrey Snyder - foul #1 on Jeffrey Snyder, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman (SG), Jason Pelkey (PF), William Swider (C) Eric Sobers, William Beresford, Jeffrey Snyder | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Glenn Leggett (PF) Henry Simpson | |
| 07:26 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh makes the free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:03 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 07:01 | UC Riverside | William Swider misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner is fouled in the backcourt by William Natal - foul #2 on William Natal, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes (SF) Russell Clover | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), Charles Simpson (SF) Jonathan Taylor, Dustin McEndarfer | |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:57 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to George McCullagh | 52-56 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 06:42 | UC Riverside | William Swider pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | William Natal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-56 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:21 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner makes the wide open floater near the basket set up by Earl Wade | 52-58 |
| 06:08 | UC Riverside | William Natal drills a floater from the left side | 54-58 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade hits a jumpshot from the left side | 54-60 |
| 05:36 | UC Riverside | William Swider hits a runner near the basket | 56-60 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses the jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 05:11 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | William Swider can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Leggett - foul #5 on Glenn Leggett, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (PG), Eric Chairez (SF), William Beresford (PF) William Natal, Larry Rhymes, Jason Pelkey | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG), William Wright (SG), Kevin Brady (SF), Lawrence Warne (PF), Henry Simpson (C) Laurence Turner, Earl Wade, Charles Simpson, Glenn Leggett, George McCullagh | |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | William Swider misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico State | Lawrence Warne pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Joseph Freeman picks off the pass by Lawrence Warne | 57-60 |
| 04:17 | UC Riverside | William Beresford connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Freeman | 59-60 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico State | William Swider swats the short shot by Henry Simpson | 59-60 |
| 03:57 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 03:42 | UC Riverside | Lawrence Warne takes the ball from William Beresford | 59-60 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Eric Sobers (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Freeman (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Eric Chairez (fresh) PF - William Beresford (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - William Swider (tiring) 17 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Edward Leavitt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lawrence Warne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Simpson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson is fouled on the floor by Eric Chairez - foul #2 on Eric Chairez, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (PG), Richard Mattes (C) Joseph Freeman, William Swider | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 03:29 | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:29 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 59-60 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is fouled on the floor by Edward Leavitt - foul #3 on Edward Leavitt, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Russell Clover (SF) Eric Sobers, Eric Chairez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner (PG) Edward Leavitt | |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | William Beresford makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:07 | UC Riverside | William Beresford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:58 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Kevin Brady gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF) William Natal, Russell Clover | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Earl Wade (SG), Charles Simpson (SF) William Wright, Kevin Brady | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Mattes - foul #2 on Richard Mattes, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George McCullagh (C) Henry Simpson | |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:20 | New Mexico State | Charles Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:18 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Natal (PG), Joseph Freeman (SG) Christian Rosati, Eric Sobers | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Laurence Turner - foul #4 on Laurence Turner, team foul #9 | 61-62 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | UC Riverside | Larry Rhymes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico State | Laurence Turner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 01:23 | UC Riverside | William Natal grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Natal and the foul's on Earl Wade - foul #2 on Earl Wade, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | William Swider (C) Richard Mattes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Henry Simpson (C) Lawrence Warne | |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | Joseph Freeman misses the free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:11 | UC Riverside | The offensive rebound goes to William Beresford | 64-62 |
| 00:55 | UC Riverside | William Swider misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | George McCullagh gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | William Swider steps in front of the Charles Simpson pass | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | Laurence Turner is called for the reach on William Natal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Laurence Turner, team foul #11 | 64-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt (PG) Laurence Turner | |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Joseph Freeman is called for the reach on Earl Wade in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Freeman, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SG) Joseph Freeman | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:31 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Beresford | 66-63 |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | William Beresford is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Leavitt - foul #4 on Edward Leavitt, team foul #12 | 66-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Eric Chairez (SF) Christian Rosati, Larry Rhymes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | William Beresford makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:29 | UC Riverside | William Beresford makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF) Eric Sobers, Eric Chairez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Edward Leavitt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 00:21 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Swider | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | William Swider is hacked by Edward Leavitt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Leavitt, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Eric Chairez (SF) Christian Rosati, Larry Rhymes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Wright (PG) Edward Leavitt | |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | William Swider misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | William Swider makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:12 | New Mexico State | Earl Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | William Beresford grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:11 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | William Natal is hacked by William Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Wright, team foul #14 | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | William Natal misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:10 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Christian Rosati (SG), Larry Rhymes (SF) Eric Sobers, Eric Chairez | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico State | William Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Wade | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | William Wright is called for the reach on William Natal in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Wright, team foul #15 | 70-66 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Eric Sobers (SG), Eric Chairez (SF) Christian Rosati, Larry Rhymes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | UC Riverside | William Natal makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | William Wright can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-66 |