| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - George Branch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Toby Newman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Towle (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dwight Baumann (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cal State Fullerton | The short jumper by Robert Towle is denied by Sean Klingbeil | 37-28 |
| 19:42 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 19:33 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 19:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-28 |
| 18:45 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Lowry | 42-28 |
| 18:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Barry Cohen steps in front of the Toby Newman pass | 42-28 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Toby Newman - foul #1 on Toby Newman, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:05 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:05 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:53 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Toby Newman | 43-30 |
| 17:35 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-30 |
| 17:34 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard hits the follow up shot | 45-30 |
| 17:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Toby Newman | 45-33 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 47-33 |
| 16:43 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 16:41 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Klingbeil | 47-33 |
| 16:02 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 47-33 |
| 16:01 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 16:00 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins pulls down the rebound | 47-33 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Sheppard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - George Branch (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Toby Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Towle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Riggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Baumann (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Toby Newman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-33 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sheppard | 47-33 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Towle - foul #2 on Robert Towle, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), David Lott (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Craig Lowry, Ben Moore, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox (PG), Curtis Hand (SG), Leslie Marks (SF), Jessie Allen (PF), Richard Emmert (C) George Branch, Toby Newman, Robert Towle, James Riggins, Dwight Baumann | |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:29 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-33 |
| 15:13 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 14:56 | New Mexico State | David Lott gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen is hacked by Kenneth Fox - foul #2 on Kenneth Fox, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin (PF) Barry Cohen | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin hits the finger roll | 51-33 |
| 14:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leslie Marks | 51-36 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico State | David Lott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 14:01 | Cal State Fullerton | Curtis Hand snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 13:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jessie Allen and he's hacked by Charles Marshall - foul #1 on Charles Marshall, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG) Daniel Brady, Jeffery Amin | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch (PG), Toby Newman (SG), James Riggins (PF) Kenneth Fox, Curtis Hand, Richard Emmert | |
| 13:47 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Parker | 54-39 |
| 13:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks is whistled for traveling | 54-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle (SF) Leslie Marks | |
| 12:55 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 12:54 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 12:36 | New Mexico State | David Lott grabs the defensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 12:30 | New Mexico State | George Branch steals the ball from Thomas Parker | 54-39 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Toby Newman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from George Branch | 54-42 |
| 12:04 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Marshall, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Thomas Parker, David Lott, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Emmert (C) Jessie Allen | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Sheppard (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - George Branch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toby Newman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Towle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Emmert (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Sean Klingbeil - foul #1 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| 11:51 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 11:51 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:33 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:31 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 11:11 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Emmert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Barry Cohen | 54-44 |
| 11:05 | New Mexico State | Richard Emmert steals the ball from Barry Cohen | 54-44 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch drills a fadeaway from the right side | 54-46 |
| 10:35 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 54-46 |
| 10:34 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Emmert snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 10:13 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Sheppard | 54-46 |
| 10:06 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Craig Lowry | 56-46 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins's pass is intercepted by David Sheppard | 56-46 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Riggins - foul #3 on James Riggins, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (PG), Thomas Parker (SG), Charles Marshall (SF) Craig Lowry, Ben Moore, Barry Cohen | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox (PG), Curtis Hand (SG), Leslie Marks (SF), Jessie Allen (PF), Dwight Baumann (C) George Branch, Toby Newman, Robert Towle, James Riggins, Richard Emmert | |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 09:32 | Cal State Fullerton | Jessie Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 09:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 09:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 09:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Hand and he's fouled by David Sheppard - foul #1 on David Sheppard, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin (PF), David Lott (C) David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 09:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:56 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 08:54 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Jessie Allen tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fox | 57-51 |
| 07:59 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks jams it | 57-53 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Brady (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Marshall (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffery Amin (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Lott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kenneth Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leslie Marks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jessie Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Baumann (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | New Mexico State | Jeffery Amin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 07:38 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Brady | 60-53 |
| 07:08 | Cal State Fullerton | Jessie Allen misses short on a shot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 07:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Leslie Marks gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 06:51 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:44 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall is fouled on the floor by Leslie Marks - foul #1 on Leslie Marks, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry (PG), Ben Moore (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), David Sheppard (PF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Thomas Parker, Charles Marshall, Jeffery Amin, David Lott | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | George Branch (PG), Toby Newman (SG), Robert Towle (SF), James Riggins (PF), Richard Emmert (C) Kenneth Fox, Curtis Hand, Leslie Marks, Jessie Allen, Dwight Baumann | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 06:18 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen is hacked by Robert Towle - foul #3 on Robert Towle, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 05:54 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 05:52 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to James Riggins | 60-53 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Barry Cohen is called for the reach on Richard Emmert - foul #2 on Barry Cohen, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| 05:20 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins can't finish the layup | 60-53 |
| 05:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Emmert tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 04:52 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:34 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil hits the follow up shot | 62-55 |
| 04:18 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 04:16 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-55 |
| 04:12 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 62-55 |
| 04:11 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to George Branch | 62-55 |
| 04:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Toby Newman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Craig Lowry | 62-55 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | James Riggins swats the shot by Ben Moore | 62-55 |
| 03:49 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle pulls down the rebound | 62-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Craig Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ben Moore (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Cohen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Sheppard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Sean Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - George Branch (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toby Newman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Towle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Riggins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Emmert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Cal State Fullerton | Richard Emmert loses the dribble to Craig Lowry | 62-55 |
| 03:32 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Craig Lowry | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Sean Klingbeil - foul #2 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Brady (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), David Lott (PF), Charles Marshall (C) Ben Moore, Barry Cohen, David Sheppard, Sean Klingbeil | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kenneth Fox (SG), Jessie Allen (PF), Dwight Baumann (C) Toby Newman, James Riggins, Richard Emmert | |
| 03:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:09 | New Mexico State | David Lott pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | Dwight Baumann denies the turnaround by Charles Marshall | 64-56 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Marshall tips it in | 66-56 |
| 02:39 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Ben Moore (SG), Barry Cohen (SF), Sean Klingbeil (C) Daniel Brady, Thomas Parker, Charles Marshall | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Toby Newman (SG), James Riggins (PF) Kenneth Fox, Jessie Allen | |
| 02:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Klingbeil - foul #3 on Sean Klingbeil, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Sheppard (PF) David Lott | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 02:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Lowry, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 02:09 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Klingbeil | 66-58 |
| 02:07 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle hits the follow up shot | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen drills a 3 from the left corner | 69-60 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 01:19 | New Mexico State | Ben Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 01:17 | New Mexico State | David Sheppard tips it back up and in | 71-63 |
| 00:58 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Branch and the foul's on David Sheppard - foul #2 on David Sheppard, team foul #9 | 71-66 |
| 00:58 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins makes the free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico State | Barry Cohen misses the easy layup | 71-67 |
| 00:29 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Toby Newman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil is fouled in the backcourt by Toby Newman - foul #2 on Toby Newman, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Thomas Parker (SF), David Lott (PF) Barry Cohen, David Sheppard | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Sean Klingbeil misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-67 |
| 00:12 | Cal State Fullerton | Dwight Baumann gets the offensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Fullerton | Craig Lowry picks off the pass by Robert Towle | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry is hacked by George Branch in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Branch, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:06 | New Mexico State | Craig Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Fullerton | James Riggins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Towle grabs the offensive board | 73-67 |