| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Carl Fogleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald McKlveen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Lofland (fresh) 4 pts. C - Austin Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Lee | 38-31 |
| 19:33 | UC Riverside | Paul Etherton steps in front of the Pablo Morales pass | 38-31 |
| 19:06 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton tips it in | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Pablo Morales | 40-33 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill hits a wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Ziesemer and he's fouled by Ronald McKlveen - foul #2 on Ronald McKlveen, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Jay Larry (C) Paul Etherton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (PG), Benjamin Hunt (SG), Daniel Baker (SF), Elmer Hoffman (C) Carl Fogleman, Pablo Morales, Ronald McKlveen, Austin Williams | |
| 18:25 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:05 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland is fouled on the floor by Ralph Ziesemer - foul #1 on Ralph Ziesemer, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Thomas Pettengill | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber (C) Lester Lofland | |
| 17:53 | UC Riverside | Troy Lindsay takes the ball from Benjamin Hunt | 43-33 |
| 17:33 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Haug | 45-33 |
| 17:15 | UC Riverside | Ralph Ziesemer takes the ball from Daniel Baker | 45-33 |
| 16:55 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 16:53 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 16:38 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Paul Etherton (C) Ralph Ziesemer, Gerald Haug, Jim Batty | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman (PG), Pablo Morales (SG), Ronald McKlveen (SF), Lester Lofland (PF), Austin Williams (C) Robert Shelton, Benjamin Hunt, Daniel Baker, Elmer Hoffman, Bruce Taber | |
| 16:22 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams jams it | 45-35 |
| 16:08 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 16:02 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams comes up short on the runner from the right block | 47-35 |
| 16:01 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland tips it back up and in | 47-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Lindsay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Larry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Etherton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Carl Fogleman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Pablo Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald McKlveen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lester Lofland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 15:49 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 15:25 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Pablo Morales | 47-39 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 15:05 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jay Larry - foul #2 on Jay Larry, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Troy Lindsay, Thomas Pettengill, Jay Larry, Paul Etherton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (PG), Benjamin Hunt (SG), Bruce Taber (SF), Elmer Hoffman (C) Carl Fogleman, Pablo Morales, Ronald McKlveen, Austin Williams | |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:42 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 14:42 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:40 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer is hacked by Benjamin Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Hunt, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre clanks a fadeaway from close range | 47-39 |
| 14:22 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 14:02 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Shelton | 49-42 |
| 13:38 | New Mexico State | Elmer Hoffman swats the shot by Gerald Haug | 49-42 |
| 13:36 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber lays it up and in and the foul's on Randall Laguerre - foul #1 on Randall Laguerre, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Alex Krieger (C) Daniel Carswell, Randall Laguerre, Gerald Haug | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman (PG), Austin Williams (C) Benjamin Hunt, Lester Lofland | |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber misses the free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:17 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:08 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 12:50 | UC Riverside | Elmer Hoffman gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:45 | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 12:24 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 12:23 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 12:04 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Batty | 51-50 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Terry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Batty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Krieger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Carl Fogleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shelton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Taber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hoffman (tiring) 3 reb. C - Austin Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico State | Carl Fogleman steals it from Jim Batty | 51-50 |
| 11:28 | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Shelton | 51-53 |
| 11:24 | New Mexico State | Austin Williams steals the ball from Thomas Pettengill in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 11:10 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber drills a shot from the baseline set up by Carl Fogleman | 51-55 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Taber - foul #1 on Bruce Taber, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SG), Gerald Haug (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Jim Batty, Alex Krieger | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Joseph Cathey (PG), Pablo Morales (SG), Ronald McKlveen (SF), Lester Lofland (PF) Carl Fogleman, Robert Shelton, Bruce Taber, Elmer Hoffman | |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:41 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:22 | New Mexico State | The jumper by Thomas Pettengill is denied by Lester Lofland | 52-55 |
| 10:21 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 10:20 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug tips it but misses | 52-55 |
| 10:19 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:56 | UC Riverside | Pablo Morales misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 09:54 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:35 | UC Riverside | Paul Etherton takes the ball from Ronald McKlveen | 52-55 |
| 09:11 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay is denied on a layup by Lester Lofland | 52-55 |
| 09:09 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:02 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico State | Ronald McKlveen is called for the reach on Thomas Pettengill - foul #3 on Ronald McKlveen, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Jay Larry (SF), Alex Krieger (C) Troy Lindsay, Randall Laguerre, Thomas Pettengill, Paul Etherton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman (PG), Benjamin Hunt (SG), Daniel Baker (SF) Joseph Cathey, Pablo Morales, Ronald McKlveen | |
| 08:27 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 08:26 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker snags the defensive board | 52-58 |
| 08:06 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 52-58 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Carswell (fresh) SG - Ralph Ziesemer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Larry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Haug (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Krieger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Carl Fogleman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lester Lofland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Austin Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell misses short on an open floater from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 07:44 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:38 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker lays it in on a great pass from Carl Fogleman | 52-60 |
| 07:11 | New Mexico State | Alex Krieger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Ziesemer | 55-60 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jay Larry - foul #3 on Jay Larry, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Jim Batty (PF), Paul Etherton (C) Daniel Carswell, Gerald Haug, Alex Krieger | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (PG), Pablo Morales (SG), Elmer Hoffman (C) Carl Fogleman, Benjamin Hunt, Austin Williams | |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:47 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico State | Elmer Hoffman steals the ball from Ralph Ziesemer | 55-62 |
| 06:21 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Pablo Morales | 55-64 |
| 06:00 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer loses the dribble to Daniel Baker | 55-64 |
| 05:57 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker misses the lay-in | 55-64 |
| 05:56 | New Mexico State | Paul Etherton grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 05:51 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 05:50 | UC Riverside | The rebound goes to Robert Shelton | 55-64 |
| 05:35 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 55-66 |
| 05:28 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ralph Ziesemer | 57-66 |
| 05:02 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Shelton | 57-68 |
| 04:56 | New Mexico State | Pablo Morales picks off the pass by Paul Etherton in the backcourt | 57-68 |
| 04:51 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker is denied on a layup by Jim Batty | 57-68 |
| 04:49 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland tips it but misses | 57-68 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 04:33 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Lee | 60-68 |
| 04:25 | UC Riverside | Lester Lofland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-68 |
| 04:23 | UC Riverside | Daniel Baker snags the offensive board | 60-68 |
| 04:04 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton is hacked by Paul Etherton - foul #1 on Paul Etherton, team foul #5 | 60-68 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay (PG), Randall Laguerre (SG), Thomas Pettengill (SF), Gerald Haug (PF), Alex Krieger (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Jay Larry, Jim Batty, Paul Etherton | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman (PG), Benjamin Hunt (SG), Ronald McKlveen (SF), Bruce Taber (PF), Austin Williams (C) Robert Shelton, Pablo Morales, Daniel Baker, Lester Lofland, Elmer Hoffman | |
| 03:53 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen hits the finger roll set up by Carl Fogleman | 60-70 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Troy Lindsay (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randall Laguerre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Pettengill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Haug (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Krieger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Riverside | PG - Carl Fogleman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benjamin Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald McKlveen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Taber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:40 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay's floater is knocked away by Ronald McKlveen | 60-70 |
| 03:39 | New Mexico State | Randall Laguerre gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 03:21 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill's layup is rejected by Bruce Taber | 60-70 |
| 03:20 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:16 | UC Riverside | Carl Fogleman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 03:14 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 60-70 |
| 02:54 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 60-70 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico State | New Mexico State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-70 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Terry Lee (PG), Ralph Ziesemer (SG), Jay Larry (C) Troy Lindsay, Randall Laguerre, Alex Krieger | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton (SG) Benjamin Hunt | |
| 02:43 | New Mexico State | Gerald Haug hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Pettengill | 62-70 |
| 02:14 | UC Riverside | Ronald McKlveen misses the easy layup | 62-70 |
| 02:12 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber tips it back up and in | 62-72 |
| 02:05 | New Mexico State | Thomas Pettengill's pass is intercepted by Ronald McKlveen | 62-72 |
| 01:50 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber's pass is intercepted by Terry Lee | 62-72 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Ralph Ziesemer banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Lee | 64-72 |
| 01:16 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 01:15 | UC Riverside | Austin Williams tips it home | 64-74 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico State | Carl Fogleman is called for the reach on Ralph Ziesemer - foul #3 on Carl Fogleman, team foul #5 | 64-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Carswell (PG), Troy Lindsay (SG), Randall Laguerre (SF), Jim Batty (C) Terry Lee, Ralph Ziesemer, Thomas Pettengill, Gerald Haug | |
| Subs | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt (SG), Daniel Baker (SF), Elmer Hoffman (PF) Carl Fogleman, Ronald McKlveen, Austin Williams | |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry is open but misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Baker - foul #2 on Daniel Baker, team foul #6 | 64-74 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:54 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:53 | UC Riverside | Benjamin Hunt is hacked by Troy Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Lindsay, team foul #6 | 64-74 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton is hacked by Jim Batty - foul #2 on Jim Batty, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:51 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Riverside | UC Riverside is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-76 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:27 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 00:25 | New Mexico State | Jim Batty grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 00:20 | New Mexico State | Bruce Taber swats the layup by Daniel Carswell | 64-76 |
| 00:18 | New Mexico State | Jay Larry grabs the offensive board | 64-76 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico State | Troy Lindsay misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-76 |
| 00:13 | UC Riverside | Bruce Taber gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | UC Riverside | Robert Shelton runs out the clock | 64-76 |