| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cordell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Donalson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle 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) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery clanks a runner in the lane | 33-31 |
| 19:38 | UC Riverside | John Olson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:24 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:22 | UC Riverside | John Olson tips it in | 35-31 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 18:59 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | John Cummings hits the finger roll and he's hacked by James Montgomery - foul #1 on James Montgomery, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | John Cummings makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | John Olson steals the ball from James Montgomery | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 18:02 | UC Riverside | John Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:51 | UC Riverside | John Cummings misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery banks in the layup set up by Brian Tyson | 38-33 |
| 17:29 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson is hacked by Brian Tyson - foul #3 on Brian Tyson, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods (PG), Ryan Stradley (SG), Rickey Antonelli (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Anthony Williams, Cordell Jones, John Cummings, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (PG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) James Montgomery, Johnny Christensen, Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| 17:18 | UC Riverside | Richard Shaffer steals the ball from Andrew Woods | 38-33 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 17:14 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Jonathon Franzen - foul #2 on Jonathon Franzen, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG) Louis Oliver | |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico State | Ryan Stradley picks off the pass by James Montgomery in the backcourt | 39-33 |
| 16:29 | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Rickey Antonelli - foul #2 on Rickey Antonelli, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones (SG), John Olson (PF), Paul Donalson (C) Rickey Antonelli, Thomas Sapp, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF) James Montgomery, Jonathon Franzen | |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:58 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:58 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ryan Stradley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cordell Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Donalson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | Leopoldo Giordano misses badly on a jumper from close range | 41-33 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 14:49 | UC Riverside | Earl Miller swats the layup by Cordell Jones | 41-35 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Shaffer and the foul's on Cordell Jones - foul #3 on Cordell Jones, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), John Cummings (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Ryan Stradley, Cordell Jones, Andrew Woods, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SG), Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) Richard Shaffer, Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| 14:32 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:32 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | John Cummings misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Oliver - foul #1 on Louis Oliver, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG), Matthew Leffel (SF) Eduardo Moran, Johnny Christensen | |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | John Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 14:11 | UC Riverside | John Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | John Cummings is called for the reach on Matthew Leffel in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Cummings, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Montgomery and the foul's on Darryl Harris - foul #1 on Darryl Harris, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 13:50 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:50 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:33 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Darryl Harris, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Rickey Antonelli (PF) Anthony Williams, Thomas Sapp | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Matthew Leffel is hacked by John Cummings - foul #2 on John Cummings, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones (SG), Paul Donalson (C) Darryl Harris, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen (SF) Matthew Leffel | |
| 13:07 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:06 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Paul Donalson | 43-40 |
| 12:57 | UC Riverside | Brett Bass connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Cummings | 46-40 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Donalson - foul #1 on Paul Donalson, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Andrew Woods (SF) Brett Bass, John Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG) James Montgomery | |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnny Christensen - foul #2 on Johnny Christensen, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), John Olson (PF), Thomas Sapp (C) Ryan Stradley, Rickey Antonelli, Paul Donalson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) Louis Oliver, Johnny Christensen, Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:06 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (SG) Cordell Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | John Olson pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:46 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods comes up short on the floater in the paint | 48-42 |
| 11:44 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley tips it but misses | 48-42 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Stradley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Shaffer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Olson - foul #1 on John Olson, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | John Cummings (SF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Andrew Woods, Thomas Sapp | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG) Eduardo Moran | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:07 | UC Riverside | John Olson blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Leopoldo Giordano and the foul's on John Cummings - foul #3 on John Cummings, team foul #10 | 48-46 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), Rickey Antonelli (PF) Anthony Williams, Ryan Stradley, John Olson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) Jonathon Franzen, Richard Shaffer, Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones's pass is intercepted by Louis Oliver | 48-47 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery is hacked by Ronnie Fabrizio - foul #2 on Ronnie Fabrizio, team foul #11 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods (PG), Thomas Sapp (PF) Brett Bass, John Cummings | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:44 | UC Riverside | The short jumper by Ronnie Fabrizio is denied by Philip Mitchell | 48-49 |
| 09:43 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:40 | New Mexico State | Rickey Antonelli steps in front of the Louis Oliver pass in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| 09:21 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), John Olson (PF), Paul Donalson (C) Rickey Antonelli, Thomas Sapp, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG), Jonathon Franzen (SG), Earl Miller (PF), Leopoldo Giordano (C) James Montgomery, Louis Oliver, Brian Tyson, Philip Mitchell | |
| 09:08 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jonathon Franzen | 48-51 |
| 08:47 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Leopoldo Giordano | 48-51 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Woods - foul #2 on Andrew Woods, team foul #12 | 48-51 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), John Cummings (SF) Cordell Jones, Andrew Woods | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 08:12 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 08:10 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Johnny Christensen | 50-55 |
| 07:37 | UC Riverside | John Cummings can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 07:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Stradley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Cummings (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Donalson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Eduardo Moran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leopoldo Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-55 |
| 07:18 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson hits the follow up shot | 52-55 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #13 | 52-55 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), Rickey Antonelli (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Anthony Williams, Ryan Stradley, John Cummings, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SG), Richard Shaffer (SF), Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) Jonathon Franzen, Johnny Christensen, Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:43 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronnie Fabrizio | 54-57 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Oliver | 54-60 |
| 06:27 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 06:26 | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 06:07 | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 06:05 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 06:01 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG) Eduardo Moran | |
| 05:49 | UC Riverside | Cordell Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Rickey Antonelli | 57-60 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley (PG), Darryl Harris (SG), John Cummings (SF), Paul Donalson (C) Andrew Woods, Cordell Jones, Thomas Sapp, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:21 | UC Riverside | Darryl Harris hits a floater from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer is hacked by John Cummings - foul #4 on John Cummings, team foul #14 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), John Olson (PF) Darryl Harris, Rickey Antonelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:00 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:00 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson grabs the board | 59-61 |
| 04:42 | UC Riverside | John Cummings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-61 |
| 04:41 | New Mexico State | Richard Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver misses the easy dunk attempt | 59-61 |
| 04:22 | UC Riverside | John Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:01 | UC Riverside | Ryan Stradley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on John Cummings - foul #5 on John Cummings, team foul #15 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Brett Bass (PG), Cordell Jones (SG), Andrew Woods (SF), Thomas Sapp (PF), Ronnie Fabrizio (C) Anthony Williams, Ryan Stradley, John Cummings, John Olson, Paul Donalson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen (SG), Johnny Christensen (SF), Earl Miller (C) Louis Oliver, Richard Shaffer, Philip Mitchell | |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio lays it in on a nice dish by Cordell Jones | 61-63 |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Brett Bass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cordell Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Sapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Fabrizio (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - James Montgomery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathon Franzen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Christensen (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Tyson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Earl Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Jonathon Franzen is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 61-63 |
| 03:11 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Miller - foul #1 on Earl Miller, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Rickey Antonelli (SF) Brett Bass | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran (PG), Leopoldo Giordano (C) James Montgomery, Brian Tyson | |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 03:04 | UC Riverside | Ronnie Fabrizio makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran is hacked by Andrew Woods - foul #3 on Andrew Woods, team foul #16 | 63-63 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico State | Eduardo Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Anthony Williams (PG), John Olson (PF) Rickey Antonelli, Ronnie Fabrizio | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver (SG) Jonathon Franzen | |
| 02:38 | UC Riverside | Andrew Woods makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Olson | 65-65 |
| 02:38 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson (C) Thomas Sapp | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Montgomery (PG) Eduardo Moran | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | Earl Miller lays it in | 65-67 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | John Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson (PF), Philip Mitchell (C) Earl Miller, Leopoldo Giordano | |
| 01:54 | New Mexico State | Philip Mitchell buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Montgomery | 65-69 |
| 01:37 | UC Riverside | John Olson blows the layup | 65-69 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 01:12 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Montgomery | 65-72 |
| 00:56 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson hits the finger roll | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Anthony Williams is called for the reach on Johnny Christensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #17 | 67-72 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | UC Riverside | John Olson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Cordell Jones is called for the reach on Louis Oliver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cordell Jones, team foul #18 | 69-73 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:40 | UC Riverside | John Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 69-75 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver is fouled in the backcourt by Cordell Jones - foul #5 on Cordell Jones, team foul #19 | 69-75 |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Thomas Sapp (SF) Cordell Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Louis Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson gets the offensive rebound | 69-76 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson is hacked by John Olson - foul #2 on John Olson, team foul #20 | 69-76 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | New Mexico State | Brian Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | John Olson pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:32 | UC Riverside | UC Riverside calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Philip Mitchell picks off the pass by Anthony Williams | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen is hacked by Anthony Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Williams, team foul #21 | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Johnny Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:19 | UC Riverside | Paul Donalson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-79 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Brian Tyson | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | James Montgomery runs out the clock | 69-79 |