| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fresh) SG - Christopher Odegaard (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Riley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Riley | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Riley | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Riley - foul #1 on Jeffrey Riley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak gets the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:17 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:16 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Fred Murrill is denied by Jeffrey Willis | 2-1 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill tips it in | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton dunks the ball on a nice dish by Arnold Michalak | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | UC Santa Barbara | Evan Landwehr is called for the reach on Arnold Michalak - foul #1 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Larry Liston (SG), Jim Harsh (SF), Joseph Costello (PF) Eric Helton, Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak, Jeffrey Riley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 17:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis misses short on an open jump hook from the left block | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Wilson is called for the reach on Jim Harsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF) David Alford | |
| 16:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG), Jeffrey Riley (PF) Larry Liston, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Evan Landwehr (SF) Dennis Graham, Allen Croker | |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Odegaard - foul #1 on Christopher Odegaard, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF) Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG) Roger Mercer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Odegaard (tiring) SF - Arnold Michalak (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Riley (tiring) C - Joseph Costello (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses long on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 15:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston (SG), Jeffrey Willis (C) Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), David Alford (C) Bryan Payne, Evan Landwehr, Julian Delaney, David Wilson | |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-8 |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (SF) Jeffrey Riley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG) Joel McMillian | |
| 14:27 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 14:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 14:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Costello | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Eric Helton is called for the reach on Allen Croker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Helton, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Christopher Odegaard (SG), Arnold Michalak (SF), Jeffrey Riley (PF) Eric Helton, Larry Liston, Jim Harsh, Joseph Costello | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi, David Alford | |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | David Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Willis | 7-8 |
| 13:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh (C) Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, David Wilson | |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:22 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 7-8 |
| 13:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:14 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 12:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 12:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak connects on the open runner near the basket | 9-8 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Christopher Odegaard in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Riley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Riley, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 12:06 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 9-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Larry Liston (SG), Joseph Costello (PF), Jeffrey Willis (C) Roger Mercer, Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak, Jeffrey Riley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Joel McMillian (SG), Allen Croker (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Bryan Payne, Evan Landwehr, Julian Delaney, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico | Larry Liston picks off the pass by Allen Croker in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 11:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello is fouled on the floor by Leonard Gandhi - foul #1 on Leonard Gandhi, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| 11:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh is whistled for a carry | 9-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF) Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Eric Helton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Liston (fresh) SF - Arnold Michalak (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Costello (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Willis (tired) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) SG - Joel McMillian (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Croker (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) C - David Alford (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 11:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 11:02 | UC Santa Barbara | The short jumper by Arnold Michalak is denied by Leonard Gandhi | 9-8 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | David Alford pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian drills a jumper in the paint set up by Dennis Graham | 9-10 |
| 10:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG) Larry Liston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF) Joel McMillian, Leonard Gandhi, David Alford | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Odegaard - foul #2 on Christopher Odegaard, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Larry Liston (SG), Jim Harsh (SF) Eric Helton, Christopher Odegaard, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 10:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 10:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 09:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill scores on a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Larry Liston - foul #1 on Larry Liston, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Arnold Michalak (SF) Roger Mercer, Jeffrey Willis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) John Smith, Julian Delaney, Allen Croker | |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Evan Landwehr | 9-16 |
| 09:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak buries a floater from close range set up by Eric Helton | 11-16 |
| 08:39 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr misses the 3 from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 08:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 08:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh makes the runner in the lane set up by Larry Liston | 13-16 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill travels with the ball | 13-16 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Jeffrey Willis (C) Eric Helton, Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Allen Croker (SF), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 08:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak is hacked by Allen Croker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Croker, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 07:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello loses the dribble to Leonard Gandhi | 13-16 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Michalak - foul #1 on Arnold Michalak, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:51 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to David Alford | 13-17 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Bryan Payne | 13-19 |
| 07:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Allen Croker - foul #2 on Allen Croker, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Allen Croker, Leonard Gandhi, David Alford | |
| 07:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (tiring) SG - Larry Liston (tired) 1 ast. SF - Arnold Michalak (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Costello (tired) 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Willis (very tired) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryan Payne (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Evan Landwehr (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:03 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Willis takes the ball from Fred Stonecipher | 14-19 |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Julian Delaney | 14-19 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Jim Harsh (SF) Roger Mercer, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Fred Murrill (SG) Joel McMillian, Evan Landwehr | |
| 06:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello is whistled for a carry | 14-19 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Harsh - foul #1 on Jim Harsh, team foul #8 | 14-19 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 06:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-20 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Julian Delaney | 14-20 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-20 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Stonecipher | 14-20 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Costello - foul #1 on Joseph Costello, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), David Alford (C) John Smith, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:43 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Joseph Costello snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 05:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Fred Murrill takes the ball from Eric Helton in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 05:36 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill lays it in | 14-23 |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bryan Payne - foul #1 on Bryan Payne, team foul #8 | 14-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG), Arnold Michalak (SF) Eric Helton, Larry Liston | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF) Julian Delaney | |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh misses the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | David Alford scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dennis Graham | 15-25 |
| 05:02 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 15-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston (SG) Jim Harsh | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG) Fred Murrill | |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis is hacked by David Alford - foul #1 on David Alford, team foul #9 | 15-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG) Dennis Graham | |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 04:31 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 17-25 |
| 04:29 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the offensive board | 17-25 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG) Roger Mercer | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher (C) David Alford | |
| 04:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Liston misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-25 |
| 04:11 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joel McMillian and he's hacked by Joseph Costello - foul #2 on Joseph Costello, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Odegaard (SG), Jim Harsh (SF), Jeffrey Riley (PF) Larry Liston, Arnold Michalak, Joseph Costello | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), David Wilson (SF), Julian Delaney (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Joel McMillian, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne makes the free throw | 17-28 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Dennis Graham is called for the reach on Eric Helton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #10 | 17-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Bryan Payne | |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:37 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:26 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is hacked by Eric Helton - foul #2 on Eric Helton, team foul #11 | 18-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Roger Mercer (PG) Eric Helton | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:06 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 03:06 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Riley | 18-28 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Roger Mercer (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Odegaard (fresh) SF - Jim Harsh (tired) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Riley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Willis (very tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (tiring) 7 pts. SF - David Wilson (fresh) PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Croker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Jeffrey Willis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-28 |
| 02:49 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Julian Delaney | 18-28 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Jeffrey Riley is called for the reach on Dennis Graham - foul #3 on Jeffrey Riley, team foul #12 | 18-28 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak (SF), Joseph Costello (PF) Jim Harsh, Jeffrey Riley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) Julian Delaney | |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:05 | UC Santa Barbara | The jump hook by Arnold Michalak is blocked by Allen Croker | 18-30 |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Allen Croker | 18-30 |
| 01:38 | New Mexico | David Wilson connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Murrill | 18-33 |
| 01:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Arnold Michalak comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 18-33 |
| 01:20 | New Mexico | David Wilson gets the rebound | 18-33 |
| 01:04 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-33 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-33 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Eric Helton (PG), Jim Harsh (SF) Roger Mercer, Arnold Michalak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Joel McMillian (SG), Julian Delaney (PF), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Allen Croker | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-33 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | David Alford snags the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-33 |
| 00:26 | New Mexico | David Alford tips it home | 18-35 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Jim Harsh comes up short on the floater in the lane | 18-35 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Julian Delaney | 18-35 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Julian Delaney comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 18-35 |