| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lach (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) C - Charles Dowd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth inbounds the ball | 25-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-54 |
| 19:38 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard tips it home | 27-54 |
| 19:17 | UC Riverside | George Brown picks off the pass by Keith Fierro | 27-54 |
| 19:13 | New Mexico State | James Lach lays it up and in on a great pass from George Brown | 29-54 |
| 19:01 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro clanks a jump hook from close range | 29-54 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to James Lach | 29-54 |
| 18:55 | New Mexico State | George Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-54 |
| 18:53 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas gets the rebound | 29-54 |
| 18:32 | UC Riverside | James King clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-54 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-54 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth can't finish the layup | 29-54 |
| 18:10 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 18:05 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James King | 29-56 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico State | George Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-56 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard tips it but misses | 29-56 |
| 17:47 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 29-56 |
| 17:35 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Golden | 29-58 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (SG), Steven Garrison (PF) James Lach, Jack Girard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), Kyle Ton (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF) Ronald Golden, James King, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth misses the 1st free throw | 29-58 |
| 17:26 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth makes the 2nd free throw | 30-58 |
| 17:00 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin is hacked by Charles Dowd - foul #1 on Charles Dowd, team foul #1 | 30-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Rainville (PG), Danny Parks (SF) George Brown, Gene Wurth | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald (C) Edgar Stokes | |
| 16:49 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-58 |
| 16:48 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd grabs the board | 30-58 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Willeford steals the ball from William Rainville | 30-58 |
| 16:23 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-58 |
| 16:21 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the tip | 30-58 |
| 16:19 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald gets the offensive rebound | 30-58 |
| 16:04 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Lach (SG), Jack Girard (PF) William Rainville, Charles Dowd | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), James King (PF), Edgar Stokes (C) Kyle Ton, Keith Fierro, Tommy Schwald | |
| 15:47 | New Mexico State | Alfred Griffin picks off the pass by Jack Girard | 30-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) SG - James Lach (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Parks (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Garrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Willeford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James King (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:28 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (PG), Gene Wurth (SF), Andrew Patrick (C) Gregory Vonstein, Danny Parks, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas (SF) Michael Willeford | |
| 15:20 | New Mexico State | James Lach comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 30-58 |
| 15:19 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Alfred Griffin | 30-58 |
| 15:09 | UC Riverside | James King misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-58 |
| 15:08 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses the tip | 30-58 |
| 15:07 | UC Riverside | James King grabs the offensive rebound | 30-58 |
| 15:01 | UC Riverside | James King makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Golden | 30-61 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | George Brown clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Thomas - foul #3 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #2 | 30-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison (PF) Jack Girard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro (PF) Alfred Griffin | |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-61 |
| 14:50 | New Mexico State | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-61 |
| 14:34 | UC Riverside | Andrew Patrick swats the layup by Ronald Golden | 32-61 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison pulls down the rebound | 32-61 |
| 14:12 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-61 |
| 14:10 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Golden and he's fouled by Andrew Patrick - foul #4 on Andrew Patrick, team foul #2 | 32-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein (SG), Charles Dowd (C) James Lach, Andrew Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (PG), Kyle Ton (SG), Tommy Schwald (C) Ronald Golden, James King, Edgar Stokes | |
| 13:52 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the free throw | 32-63 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd snags the defensive board | 32-63 |
| 13:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Vonstein | 34-63 |
| 13:30 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses long on a turnaround from close range | 34-63 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico State | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-63 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico State | George Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Dowd | 37-63 |
| 13:04 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 37-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Rainville (PG), Danny Parks (SF), Jack Girard (PF) George Brown, Gene Wurth, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin (SF) Jonathan Thomas | |
| 12:51 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Kyle Ton | 37-65 |
| 12:33 | New Mexico State | William Rainville drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Dowd | 39-65 |
| 12:15 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton's floater is knocked away by Jack Girard | 39-65 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard snags the defensive board | 39-65 |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by William Rainville | 41-65 |
| 11:53 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald misses the jumper from the left block | 41-65 |
| 11:51 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin tips it home | 41-67 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Vonstein (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Michael Willeford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Ton (fresh) SF - Alfred Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Keith Fierro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. C - Tommy Schwald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-67 |
| 11:37 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 11:15 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin misses the jumper from the baseline | 41-67 |
| 11:14 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald snags the offensive board | 41-67 |
| 10:58 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Kyle Ton and he's hacked by Jack Girard - foul #2 on Jack Girard, team foul #4 | 41-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (PG), James Lach (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Steven Garrison (PF) William Rainville, Gregory Vonstein, Danny Parks, Jack Girard | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), James King (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Tommy Schwald | |
| 10:58 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the free throw | 41-69 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd grabs the board | 41-69 |
| 10:47 | New Mexico State | George Brown makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Gene Wurth | 44-69 |
| 10:36 | UC Riverside | The jump hook by Keith Fierro is blocked by Gene Wurth | 44-69 |
| 10:34 | UC Riverside | James King snags the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 10:26 | UC Riverside | James Lach steals it from Keith Fierro | 44-69 |
| 10:09 | New Mexico State | George Brown is hacked by Edgar Stokes - foul #1 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #3 | 44-69 |
| 10:00 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-69 |
| 09:52 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-69 |
| 09:51 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 09:46 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden loses the ball out of bounds | 47-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jack Girard (PF), Gregory Vonstein (C) Steven Garrison, Charles Dowd | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin (PF) Keith Fierro | |
| 09:35 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-69 |
| 09:33 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes grabs the board | 47-69 |
| 09:20 | UC Riverside | Jonathan Thomas scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Edgar Stokes | 47-72 |
| 09:09 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Lach | 49-72 |
| 08:55 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Golden | 49-74 |
| 08:36 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth's pass is intercepted by Alfred Griffin | 49-74 |
| 08:22 | UC Riverside | George Brown takes the ball from Edgar Stokes | 49-74 |
| 07:59 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 49-74 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico State | George Brown grabs the offensive board | 49-74 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico State | Ronald Golden is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Golden, team foul #4 | 49-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Rainville (PG), Charles Dowd (SG), Danny Parks (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Andrew Patrick (C) George Brown, James Lach, Gene Wurth, Jack Girard, Gregory Vonstein | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (SG), Kyle Ton (SF), Keith Fierro (PF), Tommy Schwald (C) James King, Jonathan Thomas, Alfred Griffin, Edgar Stokes | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Rainville (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dowd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Garrison (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Willeford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Ton (fresh) PF - Keith Fierro (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Tommy Schwald (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | William Rainville misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Willeford - foul #1 on Michael Willeford, team foul #5 | 49-74 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | William Rainville misses the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 07:31 | New Mexico State | William Rainville makes the 2nd free throw | 50-74 |
| 07:16 | UC Riverside | Steven Garrison picks off the pass by Kyle Ton | 50-74 |
| 06:59 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd is hacked by Michael Willeford - foul #2 on Michael Willeford, team foul #6 | 50-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | James King (SG) Ronald Golden | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico State | Tommy Schwald denies the turnaround by William Rainville | 50-74 |
| 06:45 | UC Riverside | James King snags the defensive board | 50-74 |
| 06:28 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro misses the easy layup | 50-74 |
| 06:26 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Charles Dowd | 50-74 |
| 06:22 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-74 |
| 06:10 | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-74 |
| 06:09 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro grabs the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 06:01 | UC Riverside | James King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-74 |
| 05:59 | New Mexico State | Andrew Patrick gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 05:48 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 05:39 | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-74 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Andrew Patrick | 52-74 |
| 05:37 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Brown (PG), James Lach (SG), Gene Wurth (SF), Jack Girard (PF) William Rainville, Charles Dowd, Danny Parks, Steven Garrison | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Michael Willeford, Kyle Ton, Tommy Schwald | |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard is fouled on the floor by Keith Fierro - foul #2 on Keith Fierro, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Michael Willeford (SG) James King | |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard misses the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard grabs the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 04:57 | New Mexico State | Michael Willeford takes the ball from James Lach | 52-74 |
| 04:48 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro blows the layup | 52-74 |
| 04:46 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes tips it back up and in | 52-76 |
| 04:21 | New Mexico State | Gene Wurth buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from George Brown | 55-76 |
| 04:05 | UC Riverside | Edgar Stokes scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Thomas | 55-78 |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-78 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - George Brown (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gene Wurth (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Girard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Patrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Ronald Golden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Willeford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Fierro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. C - Edgar Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:19 | UC Riverside | Jack Girard swats the layup by Keith Fierro | 58-78 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard grabs the board | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:01 | New Mexico State | Jack Girard is whistled for traveling | 58-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Rainville (PG), Gregory Vonstein (SG), Danny Parks (SF), Steven Garrison (PF), Charles Dowd (C) George Brown, James Lach, Gene Wurth, Jack Girard, Andrew Patrick | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Kyle Ton (PG), James King (SG), Alfred Griffin (SF), Tommy Schwald (C) Ronald Golden, Michael Willeford, Jonathan Thomas, Edgar Stokes | |
| 02:37 | UC Riverside | Alfred Griffin can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 58-78 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison snags the defensive board | 58-78 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein is fouled in the backcourt by James King - foul #1 on James King, team foul #8 | 58-78 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:32 | New Mexico State | Gregory Vonstein misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 02:32 | UC Riverside | Tommy Schwald snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| 02:17 | UC Riverside | James King double dribbles | 59-78 |
| 01:57 | New Mexico State | Danny Parks hits a fadeaway from the right block | 61-78 |
| 01:35 | UC Riverside | James King travels with the ball | 61-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Edgar Stokes (C) Kyle Ton, Alfred Griffin, Tommy Schwald | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico State | William Rainville hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-78 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico State | Steven Garrison snags the offensive board | 61-78 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Edgar Stokes - foul #2 on Edgar Stokes, team foul #9 | 61-78 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd misses the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 01:07 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:44 | UC Riverside | Keith Fierro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | New Mexico State | Charles Dowd loses the dribble to Ronald Golden in the backcourt | 62-78 |
| 00:39 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden can't finish the layup | 62-78 |
| 00:37 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden grabs the offensive rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UC Riverside | Charles Dowd is called for the reach on James King - foul #2 on Charles Dowd, team foul #5 | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Ronald Golden runs out the clock | 62-78 |