| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Besaw (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jacob Gothard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Horace (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Mealey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner inbounds the ball | 34-43 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams loses the dribble to George Humphrey | 34-43 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico State | John Besaw buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 18:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Mealey | 36-45 |
| 18:36 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-45 |
| 18:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on George Humphrey - foul #1 on George Humphrey, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes (PF) John Besaw | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth (PF), Douglas Cotter (C) Samuel Mealey, Michael Leslie | |
| 18:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 18:14 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Carruth - foul #1 on James Carruth, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Monte Baker (PG), Matthew Hazen (SG), Michael Collier (SF), Jason Albrecht (C) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey, Patrick Herron, Jacob Gothard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG), John Daley (SG), John Cothern (C) James Horace, Larry Williams, Lee Waggoner | |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:56 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:38 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 17:36 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 17:32 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Collier, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 17:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Collier steps in front of the Douglas Cotter pass | 40-47 |
| 17:07 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier throws it down | 42-47 |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Albrecht - foul #2 on Jason Albrecht, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), George Humphrey (SG), John Besaw (PF) Monte Baker, Matthew Hazen, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (SG), Lee Waggoner (SF), Samuel Mealey (PF) Daniel Grimm, John Daley, Douglas Cotter | |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:56 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Besaw | 42-48 |
| 16:46 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes's pass is intercepted by James Carruth | 42-48 |
| 16:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey lays it in set up by John Cothern | 42-50 |
| 16:11 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-50 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico State | John Besaw grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 15:52 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair makes the 3 from the left wing set up by George Humphrey | 45-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Besaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - John Cothern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Mealey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Carruth (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 15:40 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Besaw | 45-50 |
| 15:24 | New Mexico State | James Carruth denies the turnaround by Timothy Adair | 45-50 |
| 15:22 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 15:11 | UC Santa Barbara | James Carruth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 15:10 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 14:49 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 14:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey grabs the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Humphrey - foul #2 on George Humphrey, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Monte Baker (PG), Matthew Hazen (SG), Patrick Herron (SF), Jason Albrecht (PF), Jacob Gothard (C) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey, Michael Collier, John Besaw, Stephen Stokes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (PG), John Daley (SF), Douglas Cotter (PF), Michael Leslie (C) John Cothern, Lee Waggoner, Samuel Mealey, James Carruth | |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 14:16 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-52 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 14:02 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen is called for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey (PF) Larry Williams | |
| 13:50 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| 13:31 | New Mexico State | Monte Baker is fouled on the floor by James Horace - foul #3 on James Horace, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 13:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:45 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley is hacked by Matthew Hazen - foul #1 on Matthew Hazen, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), George Humphrey (SG), Stephen Stokes (PF), Kevin Frost (C) Monte Baker, Patrick Herron, Jason Albrecht, Jacob Gothard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG), Ronnie Perkowski (SG), Lee Waggoner (SF) James Horace, John Daley, Douglas Cotter | |
| 12:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Daniel Grimm | 45-54 |
| 12:25 | New Mexico State | Daniel Grimm is called for the reach on Timothy Adair in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Grimm, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (SF) Matthew Hazen | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 12:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Adair | 48-54 |
| 11:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 11:53 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Frost (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Perkowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Waggoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Mealey (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Leslie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey hits the finger roll set up by Timothy Adair | 50-54 |
| 11:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Stokes is called for the reach on Samuel Mealey - foul #1 on Stephen Stokes, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen (SG), Patrick Herron (SF), John Besaw (PF), Jacob Gothard (C) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey, Stephen Stokes, Kevin Frost | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (PG), Larry Williams (SG), John Daley (SF), Douglas Cotter (PF) Daniel Grimm, Ronnie Perkowski, Lee Waggoner, Samuel Mealey | |
| 10:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter misses the lay-in | 50-54 |
| 10:56 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | James Horace takes the ball from Matthew Hazen in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 10:51 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace lays it in | 50-56 |
| 10:30 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:29 | UC Santa Barbara | John Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 10:14 | New Mexico State | John Besaw's pass is intercepted by Larry Williams in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 10:13 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace can't finish the layup | 50-56 |
| 10:12 | New Mexico State | John Besaw pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:55 | New Mexico State | John Besaw clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-56 |
| 09:53 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard hits the follow up shot | 52-56 |
| 09:48 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Williams and the foul's on Michael Collier - foul #3 on Michael Collier, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), George Humphrey (SG), Stephen Stokes (PF) Michael Collier, Matthew Hazen, John Besaw | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner (SF), James Carruth (PF), John Cothern (C) John Daley, Douglas Cotter, Michael Leslie | |
| 09:48 | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace makes the free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:46 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey is hacked by John Cothern in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cothern, team foul #4 | 52-59 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Cothern - foul #3 on John Cothern, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht (PF) Patrick Herron | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG) James Horace | |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:31 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stephen Stokes - foul #2 on Stephen Stokes, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen (SF) Jacob Gothard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Ronnie Perkowski (SG) Larry Williams | |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 09:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:48 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 08:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Jason Albrecht denies the turnaround by James Carruth | 56-60 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to George Humphrey | 56-60 |
| 08:22 | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht is hacked by Daniel Grimm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Grimm, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron (SF), John Besaw (PF) Matthew Hazen, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (PG), John Daley (SG), Samuel Mealey (PF) Daniel Grimm, Lee Waggoner, John Cothern | |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | John Besaw hits a turnaround from the right block | 58-60 |
| 07:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronnie Perkowski travels with the ball | 58-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (PG), Matthew Hazen (SG), Jacob Gothard (C) Timothy Adair, George Humphrey, Stephen Stokes | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams (SG), Douglas Cotter (C) Ronnie Perkowski, James Carruth | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Michael Collier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Hazen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Patrick Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Besaw (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jacob Gothard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - James Horace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Daley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Mealey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Cotter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:24 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard blows the layup | 58-60 |
| 07:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey grabs the defensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 06:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Matthew Hazen takes the ball from John Daley | 58-60 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen banks in the layup | 60-60 |
| 06:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 06:43 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:25 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), Stephen Stokes (PF), Jason Albrecht (C) Patrick Herron, John Besaw, Jacob Gothard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG), Lee Waggoner (SF), John Cothern (PF), Michael Leslie (C) James Horace, John Daley, Samuel Mealey, Douglas Cotter | |
| 06:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Stephen Stokes swats the shot by John Cothern | 60-60 |
| 06:07 | New Mexico State | Stephen Stokes gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:53 | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht makes the turnaround from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 05:36 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm clanks a jump hook near the basket | 62-60 |
| 05:34 | New Mexico State | Jason Albrecht gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico State | Michael Collier misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico State | Matthew Hazen is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Matthew Hazen, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Monte Baker (PG), George Humphrey (SG), Patrick Herron (SF), Jacob Gothard (C) Timothy Adair, Matthew Hazen, Michael Collier, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (PG), John Daley (SG), James Carruth (PF), Douglas Cotter (C) Daniel Grimm, Larry Williams, John Cothern, Michael Leslie | |
| 04:22 | UC Santa Barbara | Douglas Cotter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 04:21 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | New Mexico State | Lee Waggoner swats the short shot by George Humphrey | 62-62 |
| 03:59 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 03:57 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to James Carruth | 62-62 |
| 03:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Lee Waggoner misses the fadeaway from close range | 62-62 |
| 03:51 | New Mexico State | Monte Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey steps out of bounds on the sideline | 62-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair (PG), Matthew Hazen (SF), John Besaw (PF), Jason Albrecht (C) Monte Baker, Patrick Herron, Stephen Stokes, Jacob Gothard | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG), Larry Williams (SG), Ronnie Perkowski (SF), Samuel Mealey (PF), John Cothern (C) James Horace, John Daley, Lee Waggoner, James Carruth, Douglas Cotter | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Timothy Adair (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Humphrey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Hazen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Besaw (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Albrecht (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Daniel Grimm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Perkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Mealey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Cothern (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Ronnie Perkowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-62 |
| 03:01 | UC Santa Barbara | John Cothern snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 02:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Collier (SF) George Humphrey | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 02:40 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | George Humphrey (SG), Patrick Herron (SF), Jacob Gothard (C) Matthew Hazen, Michael Collier, Jason Albrecht | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | James Horace (PG), Lee Waggoner (SF), James Carruth (PF), Douglas Cotter (C) Daniel Grimm, Ronnie Perkowski, Samuel Mealey, John Cothern | |
| 02:24 | New Mexico State | George Humphrey is alone and drills a runner in the lane set up by John Besaw | 64-62 |
| 02:24 | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Samuel Mealey (PF), Michael Leslie (C) James Carruth, Douglas Cotter | |
| 02:02 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 64-62 |
| 02:00 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 01:39 | New Mexico State | Patrick Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 01:37 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie misses long on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jacob Gothard - foul #2 on Jacob Gothard, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Michael Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:56 | New Mexico State | John Besaw clanks a jump hook in the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | Jacob Gothard grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair is fouled on the floor by James Horace - foul #4 on James Horace, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | John Besaw steals it from Larry Williams | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair is hacked by James Horace in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Horace, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Daniel Grimm (PG) James Horace | |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy Adair makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:03 | UC Santa Barbara | Larry Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico State | John Besaw grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John Besaw runs out the clock | 66-63 |