| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) SF - Anthony Munson (fresh) PF - James Starnes (fresh) C - James Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) SG - Ben Moore (fresh) SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) PF - David Sheppard (fresh) C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Klingbeil blocks the jumper by James Starnes | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to James Kerr | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness is hacked by Barry Cohen - foul #1 on Barry Cohen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson is fouled on the floor by Barry Cohen - foul #2 on Barry Cohen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SF) Barry Cohen | |
| 18:46 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Kerr | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Sheppard | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by James Starnes is blocked by Sean Klingbeil | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sean Klingbeil | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by James Kerr is denied by Sean Klingbeil | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Anthony Munson - foul #1 on Anthony Munson, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Munson | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:06 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil grabs the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ben Moore | 5-10 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas McGuinness and he's fouled by Craig Lowry - foul #1 on Craig Lowry, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 16:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:26 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:07 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-10 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Anthony Munson | 7-10 |
| 15:44 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Klingbeil steals the ball from James Starnes | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Munson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Starnes (fresh) C - James Kerr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:40 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Thomas Parker, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:12 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lowry is called for the reach on Robert Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Lowry, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG) Craig Lowry | |
| 14:51 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 12-10 |
| 14:31 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker is hacked by James Kerr - foul #1 on James Kerr, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG), Joseph Bush (SG), Raymond Fricke (SF), Christopher Eichenberger (PF) Robert Thomas, Thomas McGuinness, Anthony Munson, James Starnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Lott (PF), Charles Marshall (C) David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Brady | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Charles Marshall | 12-12 |
| 13:49 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Charles Marshall | 12-15 |
| 13:30 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-15 |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 13:16 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-15 |
| 13:14 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr tips it but misses | 12-15 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | David Lott pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico State | David Lott is fouled on the floor by Christopher Eichenberger - foul #1 on Christopher Eichenberger, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG), Thomas McGuinness (SG), Anthony Munson (SF), James Starnes (PF) Thomas Faulkner, Joseph Bush, Raymond Fricke, James Kerr | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Ben Moore, David Lott | |
| 12:50 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 12-17 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Sean Klingbeil is called for the reach on Christopher Eichenberger - foul #1 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson misses the lay-in | 12-17 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes tips it but misses | 12-17 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sheppard | 12-17 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 12-19 |
| 11:52 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Eichenberger - foul #2 on Christopher Eichenberger, team foul #4 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr (C) Christopher Eichenberger | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG) Thomas Parker | |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:47 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Starnes | 12-20 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Munson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Starnes (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Kerr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-20 |
| 11:31 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr tips it in | 14-20 |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the easy layup | 14-20 |
| 11:21 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Kerr - foul #2 on James Kerr, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke (C) James Kerr | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 11:15 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:01 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush (SG) Thomas McGuinness | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore buries a shot from the left side set up by Sean Klingbeil and the foul's on James Starnes - foul #1 on James Starnes, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SF), Jeffery Amin (PF), David Lott (C) Charles Marshall, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 16-24 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Raymond Fricke is called for the reach on Thomas Parker - foul #1 on Raymond Fricke, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG), Thomas McGuinness (SG), William Skillern (C) Robert Thomas, Anthony Munson, James Starnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Bourn (PG) Daniel Brady | |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:01 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 10:01 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 09:47 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-25 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Thomas Parker | 16-25 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 09:27 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 18-25 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ben Moore | 18-27 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by Thomas Faulkner is denied by David Lott | 18-27 |
| 08:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 08:38 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 18-27 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore hits the follow up shot | 18-29 |
| 08:10 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 08:08 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern snags the offensive board | 18-29 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner's pass is intercepted by Thomas Parker | 18-29 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the finger roll | 18-31 |
| 07:29 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern buries a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas McGuinness | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Thomas Faulkner (fresh) SG - Thomas McGuinness (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Fricke (fairly fresh) C - William Skillern (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Maurice Bourn (fresh) SG - Ben Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Amin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lott (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | A charge is called on Thomas Parker - foul #2 on Thomas Parker, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG), Gary Benson (SG), Anthony Munson (SF), James Starnes (PF) Thomas Faulkner, Thomas McGuinness, Joseph Bush, Raymond Fricke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Charles Marshall (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Ben Moore, Thomas Parker, Jeffery Amin, David Lott | |
| 06:48 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady snags the defensive board | 21-31 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-31 |
| 06:31 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady blows the dunk | 21-31 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall tips it in | 21-33 |
| 05:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Sean Klingbeil - foul #2 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (SG) Gary Benson | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG), David Lott (C) Maurice Bourn, Sean Klingbeil | |
| 05:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 05:56 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | William Skillern loses the dribble to Charles Marshall | 23-33 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on David Sheppard - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke (C) William Skillern | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:57 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Charles Marshall - foul #1 on Charles Marshall, team foul #9 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin (SF) David Lott | |
| 04:57 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 04:57 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 04:44 | New Mexico State | Anthony Munson swats the layup by Charles Marshall | 24-35 |
| 04:42 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 04:27 | Cal State Northridge | Raymond Fricke hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-35 |
| 04:25 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas McGuinness tips it home | 26-35 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard loses the ball out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas (PG) Thomas Faulkner | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Bourn (SG) Ben Moore | |
| 03:42 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 03:41 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 03:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Sheppard - foul #1 on David Sheppard, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush (SF), James Kerr (C) Anthony Munson, Raymond Fricke | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Lott (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Maurice Bourn, Jeffery Amin, David Sheppard, Charles Marshall | |
| 03:23 | Cal State Northridge | James Starnes misses the free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas McGuinness (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bush (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Starnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) PF - David Lott (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:07 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Lowry | 28-38 |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Joseph Bush buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas McGuinness | 31-38 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Parker | 31-41 |
| 02:13 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bush | 33-41 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Anthony Munson (SF), Christopher Eichenberger (PF) Thomas McGuinness, James Starnes | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG) Thomas Parker | |
| 01:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Thomas and he's hacked by Barry Cohen - foul #3 on Barry Cohen, team foul #11 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SF) Barry Cohen | |
| 01:44 | Cal State Northridge | James Kerr makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore lays it in on a nice dish by David Lott | 36-43 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Eichenberger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Klingbeil - foul #3 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #12 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Faulkner (PG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF) Sean Klingbeil | |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Eichenberger makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 01:12 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Eichenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 01:10 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bush in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 01:02 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lowry takes the ball from Thomas Faulkner | 38-43 |
| 00:37 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 00:35 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 00:17 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Eichenberger grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 00:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Eichenberger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-43 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |