| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Arrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Stubblefield (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Gascon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Messing (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | New Mexico State | Donald Cooper steals the ball from Spencer Johnson | 28-36 |
| 19:30 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Ben Price | 30-36 |
| 19:25 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 19:24 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 18:55 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-36 |
| 18:53 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Haley | 30-36 |
| 18:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Marc Haley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-36 |
| 18:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll grabs the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 18:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Marc Haley - foul #3 on Marc Haley, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones (C) Marc Haley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:35 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jason Carroll | 35-38 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Gascon | 35-41 |
| 16:52 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Cooper | 38-41 |
| 16:34 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:20 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Gascon | 38-44 |
| 15:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Arrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Spencer Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Gascon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Messing (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Cooper - foul #3 on Donald Cooper, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (PG), James Sparks (SG), Robert Gillette (SF), Marc Haley (C) Ben Price, Dennis Arrington, Jason Carroll, Donald Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG), Jeffrey Duerr (SF), Douglas Owens (PF), Robert Flanigan (C) William Stubblefield, Victor Gascon, Jason Brown, Jonathan Messing | |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 15:41 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 15:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin is hacked by Robert Flanigan - foul #1 on Robert Flanigan, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson (SF) Spencer Johnson | |
| 15:13 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Valentin | 42-46 |
| 14:53 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson is hacked by Marc Haley - foul #4 on Marc Haley, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper (PF) Marc Haley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan misses the tip | 42-46 |
| 14:32 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Duerr | 42-46 |
| 14:13 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Duerr | 42-48 |
| 13:59 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Sparks | 45-48 |
| 13:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan loses the dribble to Donald Cooper | 45-48 |
| 13:19 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Valentin | 48-48 |
| 13:04 | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 13:02 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 12:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Jones | 50-48 |
| 12:27 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Rodenberger | 50-50 |
| 12:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin travels with the ball | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG), Dennis Arrington (SG), Jason Carroll (SF), Marcus Dunn (C) Donald Valentin, James Sparks, Robert Gillette, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG), Spencer Johnson (SG), Victor Gascon (SF), Jason Brown (PF), Jonathan Messing (C) Gary Rodenberger, Jeffrey Duerr, Timothy Franson, Douglas Owens, Robert Flanigan | |
| 12:05 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon travels with the ball | 50-50 |
| 11:44 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield grabs the board | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Ben Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Arrington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - William Stubblefield (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Gascon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Messing (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 11:10 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll's pass is intercepted by Spencer Johnson | 50-53 |
| 10:45 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown clanks a jumper from the right block | 50-53 |
| 10:43 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 10:04 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-56 |
| 10:02 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 09:47 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Victor Gascon, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones (PF), Robert Gillette (C) Donald Cooper, Marcus Dunn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens (PF) Jason Brown | |
| 09:20 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette's floater is knocked away by Douglas Owens | 50-56 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Spencer Johnson | 50-56 |
| 08:53 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (PG), James Sparks (SG), Marcus Dunn (C) Ben Price, Dennis Arrington, Jason Carroll | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG), Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Timothy Franson (SF), Robert Flanigan (C) William Stubblefield, Spencer Johnson, Victor Gascon, Jonathan Messing | |
| 08:33 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:32 | Cal Poly SLO | The offensive rebound goes to James Sparks | 50-56 |
| 08:14 | Cal Poly SLO | Marcus Dunn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 08:13 | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 08:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Robert Gillette and he's fouled by Douglas Owens - foul #2 on Douglas Owens, team foul #3 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper (PF) Marcus Dunn | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jason Brown (PF) Robert Flanigan | |
| 08:06 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 08:06 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Gary Rodenberger | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Donald Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Sparks (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Gillette (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Rodenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Franson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Owens (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 07:25 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 07:08 | New Mexico State | Michael Jones takes the ball from Douglas Owens | 52-58 |
| 07:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Duerr - foul #1 on Jeffrey Duerr, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG), Jason Carroll (SF), Marc Haley (C) Donald Valentin, Robert Gillette, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG), Spencer Johnson (SG), Victor Gascon (SF), Jonathan Messing (C) Gary Rodenberger, Jeffrey Duerr, Timothy Franson, Douglas Owens | |
| 07:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:01 | Cal Poly SLO | James Sparks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marc Haley - foul #5 on Marc Haley, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington (SG), Michael Jones (C) James Sparks, Marc Haley | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan (PF) Jason Brown | |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:32 | New Mexico State | Victor Gascon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dennis Arrington and the foul's on Jonathan Messing - foul #1 on Jonathan Messing, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens (PF) Robert Flanigan | |
| 06:09 | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Cooper makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens makes the free throw | 57-63 |
| 05:36 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jason Carroll, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette (C) Donald Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| 05:18 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens misses the easy layup | 57-63 |
| 05:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:56 | Cal Poly SLO | Jason Carroll misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 04:54 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette misses the tip | 57-63 |
| 04:53 | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price gets the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:34 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico State | Spencer Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Owens | 57-65 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by William Stubblefield - foul #3 on William Stubblefield, team foul #6 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (PG), Donald Cooper (PF) Ben Price, Jason Carroll | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG), Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Timothy Franson (SF), Jason Brown (PF), Robert Flanigan (C) William Stubblefield, Spencer Johnson, Victor Gascon, Douglas Owens, Jonathan Messing | |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Jason Brown | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Cal Poly SLO | PG - Donald Valentin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Arrington (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Gillette (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Gary Rodenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Duerr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Franson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Flanigan (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:18 | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 03:16 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Cal Poly SLO | Dennis Arrington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | Robert Flanigan grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 02:57 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Ben Price (PG), Jason Carroll (SF) Donald Valentin, Robert Gillette | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield (PG), Spencer Johnson (SG), Victor Gascon (SF), Jonathan Messing (C) Gary Rodenberger, Jeffrey Duerr, Timothy Franson, Robert Flanigan | |
| 02:37 | New Mexico State | Jonathan Messing comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-65 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Jason Brown tips it in | 57-67 |
| 02:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 02:21 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Cooper - foul #4 on Donald Cooper, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | Donald Valentin (PG), James Sparks (SG), Robert Gillette (SF), Marcus Dunn (C) Ben Price, Dennis Arrington, Jason Carroll, Donald Cooper | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jeffrey Duerr (SG), Timothy Franson (SF), Douglas Owens (PF), Robert Flanigan (C) Spencer Johnson, Victor Gascon, Jason Brown, Jonathan Messing | |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:59 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:49 | Cal Poly SLO | Marcus Dunn hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Gillette | 59-69 |
| 01:27 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Stubblefield | 59-71 |
| 01:22 | Cal Poly SLO | Robert Gillette knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Donald Valentin | 61-71 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico State | James Sparks picks off the pass by Timothy Franson | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cal Poly SLO | William Stubblefield steals the ball from Marcus Dunn | 61-71 |
| 00:47 | New Mexico State | William Stubblefield hits the finger roll | 61-73 |
| 00:41 | Cal Poly SLO | Michael Jones double dribbles | 61-73 |
| Subs | Cal Poly SLO | | |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger (PG) William Stubblefield | |
| Game Plan | Cal Poly SLO | Cal Poly SLO is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | New Mexico State | Douglas Owens clanks a shot from the baseline | 61-73 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Timothy Franson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | Gary Rodenberger runs out the clock | 61-73 |