| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Ervin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Irving Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Lunn (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Lowry - foul #1 on Craig Lowry, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:18 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore loses the dribble to Victor Lunn | 41-40 |
| 18:46 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 18:45 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:33 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Craig Lowry | 43-40 |
| 17:43 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook misses the floater from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 17:42 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico State | Larry Ervin is called for the reach on Ben Moore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Ervin, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Charles Marshall (SF), Jeffery Amin (PF), David Lott (C) Craig Lowry, Ben Moore, Barry Cohen, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SG), Leo Blasingame (SF), Jason Branch (PF), William Griggs (C) Larry Ervin, Bruce Taylor, Irving Cook, Victor Lunn | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady is fouled on the floor by Lars Madalinski - foul #3 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG) Lars Madalinski | |
| 17:10 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 17:09 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:05 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico State | David Lott is hacked by William Griggs - foul #3 on William Griggs, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn (C) William Griggs | |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | David Lott is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:31 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Leo Blasingame | 43-42 |
| 16:06 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Jeffery Amin, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (PG), Irving Cook (PF) Leo Blasingame, Jason Branch | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 15:45 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Marshall (fairly fresh) C - Sean Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Bruce Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Ervin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tony Mays (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Cook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Lunn (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn loses the dribble to Ben Moore | 43-42 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry lays it up and in on a great pass from Ben Moore | 45-42 |
| 15:16 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF) Thomas Parker, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG), Tom Evans (SF), William Griggs (C) Bruce Taylor, Tony Mays, Victor Lunn | |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Tom Evans - foul #4 on Tom Evans, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), David Lott (C) Ben Moore, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (SF), Jason Branch (PF) Tom Evans, Irving Cook | |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 14:49 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to William Griggs | 45-42 |
| 14:27 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SG), Jeffery Amin (PF) Daniel Brady, David Sheppard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen is hacked by Leo Blasingame - foul #3 on Leo Blasingame, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SG) Larry Ervin | |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Parker and the foul's on Tony Mays - foul #2 on Tony Mays, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Sean Klingbeil (C) Craig Lowry, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor (SF), Irving Cook (PF) Jason Branch, William Griggs | |
| 13:55 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:28 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Lars Madalinski | 48-44 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 48-44 |
| 12:49 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 12:40 | UC Riverside | Irving Cook clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 12:38 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 12:37 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:14 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Cohen | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Parker | 51-44 |
| 11:31 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 11:30 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame tips it home | 51-46 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffery Amin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Sean Klingbeil (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tony Mays (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Taylor (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Irving Cook (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Blasingame (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin is called for 10 seconds | 51-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG), Charles Marshall (SF), David Sheppard (PF), David Lott (C) Daniel Brady, Thomas Parker, Barry Cohen, Jeffery Amin, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), William Griggs (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Tony Mays, Irving Cook, Leo Blasingame | |
| 11:00 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 10:59 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | David Lott misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall tips it home | 53-46 |
| 10:21 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 10:20 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn tips it in | 53-48 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Craig Lowry | 55-48 |
| 09:36 | UC Riverside | David Lott blocks the short jumper by William Griggs | 55-48 |
| 09:34 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by William Griggs - foul #4 on William Griggs, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Ben Moore, Charles Marshall, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SF), Jason Branch (PF) Bruce Taylor, William Griggs | |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 09:11 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Victor Lunn | 55-48 |
| 08:52 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 08:51 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Sean Klingbeil - foul #1 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Bourn (SG) Craig Lowry | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | | |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:39 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | Tony Mays is called for the reach on David Sheppard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tony Mays, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:37 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:37 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Sheppard - foul #1 on David Sheppard, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (SF) Tony Mays | |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:13 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 07:51 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:34 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 07:32 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Maurice Bourn (fresh) SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Sheppard (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Klingbeil (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (tired) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Ervin (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Leo Blasingame (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Lunn (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:25 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch can't tip it in | 56-49 |
| 07:24 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:09 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Lars Madalinski - foul #4 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Lott (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Maurice Bourn, Thomas Parker, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tom Evans (SF), Irving Cook (PF), William Griggs (C) Leo Blasingame, Jason Branch, Victor Lunn | |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:54 | UC Riverside | Daniel Brady steals it from William Griggs | 58-49 |
| 06:28 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:15 | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 06:13 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:53 | UC Riverside | Ben Moore is called for the reach on Larry Ervin - foul #3 on Ben Moore, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Thomas Parker (C) Daniel Brady, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame (PG), Tony Mays (SG), Victor Lunn (C) Lars Madalinski, Larry Ervin, William Griggs | |
| 05:46 | UC Riverside | Ben Moore picks off the pass by Tony Mays | 58-49 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 05:25 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:20 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:14 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin (PF), David Lott (C) Barry Cohen, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jason Branch (PF) Irving Cook | |
| 04:55 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry is fouled in the backcourt by Tom Evans - foul #5 on Tom Evans, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Maurice Bourn (SG) Ben Moore | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Lars Madalinski (PG), Bruce Taylor (SF), William Griggs (C) Leo Blasingame, Tom Evans, Victor Lunn | |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Bruce Taylor | 58-52 |
| 04:37 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | David Lott hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 03:52 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor drills a floater from the left side | 61-54 |
| 03:43 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 03:41 | UC Riverside | Tony Mays snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 03:30 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 03:28 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Maurice Bourn (fresh) SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffery Amin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Lars Madalinski (tired) 3 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Tony Mays (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Jason Branch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Griggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:03 | New Mexico State | David Lott comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 03:02 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:48 | UC Riverside | William Griggs's layup is rejected by David Lott | 63-54 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 02:46 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Maurice Bourn, Thomas Parker, Jeffery Amin, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), Leo Blasingame (SF), Irving Cook (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Tony Mays, Bruce Taylor, Jason Branch, William Griggs | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Charles Marshall and the foul's on Lars Madalinski - foul #5 on Lars Madalinski, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), David Lott (C) Ben Moore, Barry Cohen, David Sheppard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SG), Bruce Taylor (SF), Jason Branch (PF), William Griggs (C) Lars Madalinski, Larry Ervin, Irving Cook, Victor Lunn | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:25 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 02:11 | UC Riverside | Jason Branch makes the jumper from the right block | 65-56 |
| 02:11 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Thomas Parker, Charles Marshall, David Lott | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin (SG), Irving Cook (PF), Victor Lunn (C) Tony Mays, Jason Branch, William Griggs | |
| 01:42 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Cohen | 67-56 |
| 01:21 | UC Riverside | Leo Blasingame is denied on a layup by David Sheppard | 67-56 |
| 01:20 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn tips it in | 67-58 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:59 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Sean Klingbeil is called for the reach on Irving Cook - foul #2 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 67-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tony Mays (SF) Leo Blasingame | |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry is hacked by Bruce Taylor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Taylor, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:44 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:42 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard is hacked by Larry Ervin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Ervin, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:39 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:34 | UC Riverside | Larry Ervin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-61 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil grabs the board | 70-61 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil is hacked by Larry Ervin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Ervin, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:25 | UC Riverside | Victor Lunn misses the jumpshot from the left side | 72-61 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry runs out the clock | 72-61 |