| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie Noble (fresh) SG - Dana Holcomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Duval (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - John Kukowski (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Elmer Steward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Houston (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - John Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson inbounds the ball | 18-33 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Steward | 18-35 |
| 19:17 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten drills a runner from close range set up by Charlie Noble | 20-35 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kukowski and he's hacked by Jason Albrecht - foul #3 on Jason Albrecht, team foul #1 | 20-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown (PF) Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 19:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston makes the free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | John Peterson is called for the reach on Charlie Noble - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Houston - foul #3 on Charles Houston, team foul #2 | 20-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Lares (PF) Charles Houston | |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown misses the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 18:10 | Cal State Fullerton | Charlie Noble steps in front of the John Peterson pass | 21-38 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten loses the dribble to Elmer Steward in the backcourt | 21-38 |
| 18:06 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson dunks the ball set up by Elmer Steward | 21-40 |
| 17:50 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten is fouled on the floor by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #3 | 21-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Besaw (C) Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kristopher Blood (PG), James Lamb (SF), Robert Brown (C) John Kukowski, John Peterson, John Lucas | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by James Lamb - foul #2 on James Lamb, team foul #4 | 21-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (PG) Charlie Noble | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | | |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten misses the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 17:39 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 17:16 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-40 |
| 17:15 | New Mexico State | John Besaw gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown misses the floater in the paint | 22-40 |
| 17:00 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 16:43 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-40 |
| 16:42 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 16:20 | Cal State Fullerton | The jump hook by Charles Lares is blocked by Gaylord Vanetten | 22-40 |
| 16:18 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Brown tips it but misses | 22-40 |
| 16:17 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward snags the offensive board | 22-40 |
| 15:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Wade Reasor steals it from Elmer Steward | 22-40 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wade Reasor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dana Holcomb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Besaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kristopher Blood (fresh) SG - Elmer Steward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Lamb (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Lares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Brown - foul #2 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 24-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble (PG), Harold Palmer (SF), Jason Albrecht (PF), Matthew Duval (C) Dana Holcomb, Gaylord Vanetten, Matthew Brown, John Besaw | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski (PG), Carl Gram (SG), John Peterson (SF), Charles Houston (PF), John Lucas (C) Kristopher Blood, Elmer Steward, James Lamb, Charles Lares, Robert Brown | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the free throw | 25-40 |
| 15:15 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-40 |
| 15:14 | Cal State Fullerton | The offensive rebound goes to John Lucas | 25-40 |
| 14:55 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval snags the defensive board | 25-40 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jason Albrecht, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Donald Evens (SG), John Besaw (PF) Wade Reasor, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Brown (C) John Lucas | |
| 14:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston comes up short on the runner from close range | 25-40 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-40 |
| 13:38 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to John Kukowski | 25-40 |
| 13:20 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 13:18 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 12:59 | New Mexico State | John Besaw comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 12:57 | New Mexico State | John Besaw misses the tip | 25-40 |
| 12:56 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 25-40 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 12:29 | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens is hacked by John Kukowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Kukowski, team foul #6 | 25-40 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (PG), Dana Holcomb (SG), Gaylord Vanetten (SF), Matthew Brown (PF), Stephen Stokes (C) Charlie Noble, Donald Evens, Harold Palmer, John Besaw, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kristopher Blood (PG), Elmer Steward (SG), James Lamb (SF), Charles Lares (PF), John Lucas (C) John Kukowski, Carl Gram, John Peterson, Charles Houston, Robert Brown | |
| 12:12 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-40 |
| 12:11 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas grabs the board | 25-40 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wade Reasor - foul #3 on Wade Reasor, team foul #3 | 25-40 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 11:50 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Wade Reasor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dana Holcomb (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gaylord Vanetten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kristopher Blood (fresh) SG - Elmer Steward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Lamb (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Charles Lares (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown double dribbles | 25-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston (PF) Charles Lares | |
| 11:26 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward blows the layup | 25-42 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | Matthew Brown grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 11:20 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-42 |
| 10:55 | Cal State Fullerton | Kristopher Blood is hacked by Stephen Stokes - foul #1 on Stephen Stokes, team foul #4 | 25-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Lares (C) John Lucas | |
| 10:31 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward can't finish the layup | 25-42 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Gaylord Vanetten can't connect on a floater in the lane | 25-42 |
| 10:19 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Elmer Steward | 25-42 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Lamb | 25-45 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lares - foul #1 on Charles Lares, team foul #7 | 25-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Charlie Noble (PG), Harold Palmer (PF), Matthew Duval (C) Wade Reasor, Matthew Brown, Stephen Stokes | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski (PG), John Peterson (SF) Kristopher Blood, James Lamb | |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston snags the defensive board | 25-45 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Fullerton | Gaylord Vanetten picks off the pass by Charles Houston | 25-45 |
| 09:32 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb drills a 3 from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 09:06 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Kukowski | 28-47 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Dana Holcomb double dribbles | 28-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor (SG), John Besaw (PF) Dana Holcomb, Gaylord Vanetten | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kristopher Blood (PG), Carl Gram (SG), James Lamb (SF), Robert Brown (PF), John Lucas (C) John Kukowski, Elmer Steward, John Peterson, Charles Houston, Charles Lares | |
| 08:21 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas drills a jump hook from the baseline | 28-49 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | John Besaw misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-49 |
| 08:03 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 28-49 |
| 07:38 | Cal State Fullerton | The jumper by John Lucas is denied by John Besaw | 28-49 |
| 07:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Carl Gram pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Charlie Noble (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wade Reasor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Harold Palmer (fairly fresh) PF - John Besaw (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Duval (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - Kristopher Blood (fresh) SG - Carl Gram (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lamb (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brown (fresh) 7 reb. C - John Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas loses the dribble to John Besaw | 28-49 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico State | Matthew Duval clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-49 |
| 07:04 | New Mexico State | John Besaw tips it but misses | 28-49 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 06:40 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Gram | 28-51 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico State | Kristopher Blood picks off the pass by Harold Palmer in the backcourt | 28-51 |
| 06:36 | Cal State Fullerton | Carl Gram banks in the layup set up by Kristopher Blood | 28-53 |
| 06:12 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charlie Noble | 31-53 |
| 06:08 | Cal State Fullerton | The pull-up jumper by Carl Gram is blocked by Matthew Duval | 31-53 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | John Besaw pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 06:04 | New Mexico State | James Lamb steals the ball from Harold Palmer in the backcourt | 31-53 |
| 06:02 | Cal State Fullerton | Carl Gram misses the easy layup | 31-53 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor grabs the board | 31-53 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wade Reasor | 34-53 |
| 05:27 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas blows the dunk but he's hacked by Harold Palmer - foul #1 on Harold Palmer, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Larry Morton (PG), Donald Evens (SG), Matthew Brown (PF), Stephen Stokes (C) Charlie Noble, Harold Palmer, John Besaw, Matthew Duval | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski (PG), Elmer Steward (SG), John Peterson (SF), Charles Houston (PF) Kristopher Blood, Carl Gram, James Lamb, Robert Brown | |
| 05:27 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 05:27 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-55 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor's pass is intercepted by John Kukowski | 34-55 |
| 04:53 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston is hacked by Wade Reasor - foul #4 on Wade Reasor, team foul #6 | 34-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Lares (C) John Lucas | |
| 04:31 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-55 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico State | John Kukowski steals the ball from Wade Reasor | 34-55 |
| 04:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward lays it in on a nice dish by John Kukowski | 34-57 |
| 04:01 | New Mexico State | Larry Morton's pass is intercepted by Elmer Steward in the backcourt | 34-57 |
| 03:48 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Elmer Steward | 34-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-59 |
| 03:40 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Cal State Fullerton | John Peterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Kukowski | 34-62 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Larry Morton (fresh) SG - Donald Evens (fresh) SF - Wade Reasor (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Fullerton | PG - John Kukowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Elmer Steward (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Houston (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Lares (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer (SF), John Besaw (C) Larry Morton, Stephen Stokes | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | Kristopher Blood (PG) John Kukowski | |
| 02:58 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Lares | 34-64 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-64 |
| 02:51 | New Mexico State | John Besaw tips it in | 36-64 |
| 02:22 | Cal State Fullerton | Charles Houston knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kristopher Blood | 36-66 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | John Besaw knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Donald Evens | 38-66 |
| 01:37 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Peterson | 38-68 |
| 01:21 | New Mexico State | Donald Evens misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 38-68 |
| 01:19 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Charles Lares | 38-68 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Fullerton | Matthew Brown picks off the pass by Elmer Steward | 38-68 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico State | Harold Palmer's floater is tipped away by Charles Lares | 38-68 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Fullerton | The rebound goes to Charles Lares | 38-68 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Cal State Fullerton | Elmer Steward drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Peterson | 38-70 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor is hacked by Elmer Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elmer Steward, team foul #8 | 38-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski (PG), John Lucas (C) Kristopher Blood, Charles Lares | |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor makes the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 00:19 | New Mexico State | Wade Reasor misses the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Fullerton | John Lucas snags the defensive board | 39-70 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Fullerton | John Kukowski runs out the clock | 39-70 |